The internet's honeymoon with Justin Trudeau comes to an end after he praises Fidel Castro

Goodbye, Justin. It's been nice.
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It appears the internet's honeymoon phase with Justin Trudeau is officially over.

While it once appeared as though the adored Canadian Prime Minister could do no wrong in the judgmental eyes of the internet, his statement on the passing of 90-year-old Fidel Castro changed all of that.

After hearing news that the former Cuban leader died on Friday, Trudeau released a statement on Saturday morning praising Castro as a "remarkable" leader.

In wake of the unexpected words of kindness, shocked Trudeau fans are left struggling to come to terms with the fact that their love affair with the Prime Minister could be over.

Trudeau's full statement is as follows:

"It is with deep sorrow that I learned today of the death of Cuba’s longest serving President.

Fidel Castro was a larger than life leader who served his people for almost half a century.

A legendary revolutionary and orator, Mr. Castro made significant improvements to the education and healthcare of his island nation.

While a controversial figure, both Mr. Castro’s supporters and detractors recognized his tremendous dedication and love for the Cuban people who had a deep and lasting affection for "el Comandante".

I know my father was very proud to call him a friend and I had the opportunity to meet Fidel when my father passed away. It was also a real honour to meet his three sons and his brother President Raúl Castro during my recent visit to Cuba.

On behalf of all Canadians, Sophie and I offer our deepest condolences to the family, friends and many, many supporters of Mr. Castro. We join the people of Cuba today in mourning the loss of this remarkable leader."

After seeing Trudeau sincerely describe Castro with such positive embellishments, people began sharing their confusion on Twitter.

Some were downright embarrassed by the statement...

And others even deemed his statement worse than Donald Trump's...

The internet was rooting for you, Justin.

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Nicole Gallucci

Nicole is a Senior Editor at Mashable. She primarily covers entertainment and digital culture trends, and in her free time she can be found watching TV, sending voice notes, or going viral on Twitter for admiring knitwear. You can follow her on Twitter @nicolemichele5.

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