Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday said he would step down in the coming months after nine years in power, bowing to legislators alarmed by his Liberal Party's miserable pre-election polling numbers.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday he would resign, making him the latest global progressive leader to fall from power and leaving Canada rudderless as it prepares to contend with President-elect Donald Trump’s threats to upend free trade in North America.

The prime minister paid his respects to a late former U.S. president and later attended a committee meeting focused on the tariff threat from the incoming U.S. president, but Justin Trudeau’s return to Ottawa only re-ignited calls for him to resign.

After Trudeau’s announcement Monday, Trump touted the idea that many Canadians would “LOVE” the idea of being the "51st State" of the U.S.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce as early as Monday that he will resign as Liberal Party Leader, The Globe and Mail reported on Sunday, citing three sources.