By suspending Parliament and promising to resign, the prime minister bought the Liberals time. But Canada will now face Donald J. Trump with a lame duck in charge.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation in the face of rising discontent over his leadership, and after the abrupt departure of his finance minister signaled growing turmoil within his government.

O'Leary Ventures chairman Kevin O'Leary joins 'America's Newsroom' to discuss President-elect Trump's push for Canada to be the 51st state and the Bitcoin surge after a holiday lull.

The former governor of the Bank of Canada and the Bank of England, Mark Carney, says he is "considering" entering the race to replace Justin Trudeau as the leader of Canada's Liberal Party. Trudeau said on Monday he would step down after nine years as Canadian prime minister - following growing pressure from his own party and poor opinion polling.

STORY: Canada’s Justin Trudeau said he would step down as prime minister in the coming months after nearly a decade in power – bowing to pressure as polls showed his party would be crushed in the next election.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced his resignation Monday after nearly a decade in power, bowing to rising discontent over his leadership.

O'Leary Ventures chairman Kevin O’Leary reacts to the resignation of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his efforts to buy TikTok on 'The Story.'

These are the leading candidates to replace Justin Trudeau, who announced his resignation Monday in the face of growing opposition. Trudeau said he will step down as Liberal leader as soon as his party finds his replacement.

Trudeau has faced calls to resign from members of his own ruling party ahead of an election that must take place by late October.

Much of the world still sees Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as a force for progress. But Canadians had anticipated his resignation for quite some time.