This Week host Martha Raddatz knows full well which side is the unreasonable one here, and it's not the Canadians who are to blame for Trump starting another stupid, damaging trade war, and they're not the ones that started the name calling. That would be our insane Dear Leader Trump.

That didn't stop Raddatz from doing her best to "both sides" the back and forth between Trump and Canadian Premier Doug Ford during Ford's appearance on her network this Sunday. Ford calmly explained that sometimes you have to stand up a bully before going onto detail on just how damaging this trade war Trump started is going to be for everyone involved:

RADDATZ: But first, President Trump threatened to double the tariff on Canadian auto imports, cars, trucks, auto parts, steel, from 25 percent to 50 percent beginning January 1st. If that happens, what would the effect be on both countries?

FORD: Well, it’d be devastating on both countries, but it’d be definitely devastating on the U.S. We’re the largest purchaser of vehicles in the entire world off the U.S. Over 400 percent more than anyone else. And they’re already seeing the effect, over $7 billion. We’ve stopped purchasing an x amount of vehicles. $7 billion is like shutting down a couple auto plants.

So, I always say, Martha, a tariff on Canada is nothing more than a tax on American people. And it’s probably the worst move he could ever do.

RADDATZ: But what we saw this week were insults flying on both sides. President Trump calling you a flunky. You calling Trump a loser, a dictator, a bully. Is that really the way to handle this?

FORD: Yes. No, I think we got heated. I think it was pretty clear. I went on all the U.S. networks and, yes, it got heated. But, no, you got to eventually stand up to someone that just continuously attacks our country and insults our country. We believe in Canadian sovereignty. And I know Americans believe in having a sovereign Canada as well.

It’s unfortunate that he stoops down to that level. And, unfortunately, I did that day. But I just think that we need to focus on a free trade agreement that will create more jobs, more opportunities on both sides of the border.

RADDATZ: You know, in a social post President Trump put out on Monday, he targeted you and Prime Minister Mark Carney seeming to threaten further escalation aside from what you’re saying now. It said, “Remember, much of the electricity, oil and gas that Canada gets is transported through the USA. Someone should get these clowns to fall in line or the consequences for Canada will be far worse.” But in response, you seem to make your own threat, saying, “Trump says he doesn’t need Canada. I’d love to see him run cars without any oil.” What did you mean by that?

FORD: Well, first of all, he’s wrong with the electricity. Ontario alone powers 1.5 million homes and businesses in New York state and in Minnesota, and as well as Michigan. And not just Ontario, but all the provinces send electricity down to the U.S.

I have an idea, Martha, why don’t we send more electricity down there? And we have the electricity. We have the critical minerals, rare earth minerals. Theres’s countries all over the world that want our uranium, our potash, our, you know, high grade nickel and every other critical mineral. I’d rather send it down to the U.S.

And, you know, again, if you work together, we’re going to create more opportunities, more jobs. If I can say, everyone’s feeling bullied by President Trump. And this is the worst thing you could do for the American economy. It did not grow this way over decades and decades of being protectionists. It grew because of free trade and open and fair trade. That’s what we need to focus on. That’s what’s going to create more jobs in the U.S. and Canada. That’s what we need to do, not attack, attack, attack. I just don’t see the purpose. It’s absolutely backwards.

And it was like something out of “Saturday Night Live” when he signed documents saying change it to Lake America. It’s -- no one’s going to call it Lake of America. It’s been Lake America. It's -- no one is going to call it Lake of America. It's been Lake Ontario for hundreds of years. It's going to continue being Lake Ontario, and it's just so, so disappointing because I love the U.S., I love the American people. Canadians love the American people. We differentiate between the great American people and the president.

RADDATZ: So where does this stand? What do you do going forward? Are there any more negotiations planned? Has there been contact with the U.S. at this point?

FORD: Well, I can't speak for the prime minister, but he stopped the negotiations. It was a terrible deal for Canada. I told him it was a terrible deal. We're the engine of Canada, Ontario is, and it would have hurt our steel industry. And I find it ironic because we're the number one purchaser of steel in the world off the U.S. So that's going to hurt the steel mills right across the country. We're the one -- number one auto purchaser. That's going to hurt auto plants, and the auto companies are telling him this.

Trump couldn't care less how much damage he does. The only thing he cares about is his fragile ego.