Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau got an earful during a photo op from a cash-strapped steelworker who told the leader his policies have left his family scratching to make ends meet.

Footage of the tense exchange in Sault Ste. Marie, a city in Ontario, which was obtained by CTV News, went viral. The unidentified worker spurned Trudeau's offer of doughnuts to complain about high taxes, medical bills and giveaways to people he deemed "lazy."

"The 25% tariffs we just brought in is going to help you out … that's going to keep your job," Trudeau told the man.

"What about the 40% taxes I am paying? And I don't have a doctor," the employee of Algoma Steel shot back.

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Trudeau responded by saying that a multimillion-dollar investment from the Canadian government meant the man would have a job "for many years to come." The man responded by saying that he expected Trudeau to be voted out.

"That's what elections are for," said the Liberal Party leader, who stayed calm and collected during the exchange. "I look forward to everyone exercising the right to vote. … We are going to invest in you and your job."

"I don't believe you for a second," the steelworker shot back.

The man also mentioned that he felt unemployed Canadians got better access to affordable health care than he did after Trudeau referenced an initiative to help hundreds of thousands of Canadians get dental care.

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"Probably like my neighbor who doesn’t go to work because she’s lazy?" the steelworker asked.

"You know what? Most Canadians try to stick up for each other, and that’s what we've got to keep doing," Trudeau responded before wishing the man good luck. At the end, the laborer appeared to refuse a handshake from Trudeau.

The next federal election in Canada is set to take place on Oct. 20, 2025. Trudeau’s government has been scrutinized amid a cost-of-living crisis affecting the country, though Trudeau has remained optimistic.

"Inflation came down last month, beating out expectations," the prime minister wrote in a Facebook post on July 17. "But, until Canadians can feel that relief in their wallets, at the grocery store, and on their mortgages, the job’s not done."

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Fox News Digital reached out to Trudeau’s office for comment.

The 2024 U.S. Open will be one Coco Gauff would like to forget sooner rather than later.

The defending champion failed to advance past the Round of 16 on Sunday afternoon, losing to fellow American Emma Navarro, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3.

Navarro took care of business in the first set, and the second was a back-and-forth battle early. With the set tied at three, Navarro broke Gauff’s serve to go up 4-3, putting Gauff on thin ice.

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But it wasn’t thin enough as Gauff returned the favor by breaking Navarro’s serve. Gauff then took a 5-4 lead and then broke Navarro again to take the match to a third set.

Gauff won the first game, with all signs pointing to momentum on her side. But it didn't carry over as Navarro took the next three. The two then alternated games, putting Navarro up 5-3 with Gauff serving, but that wasn’t much of an advantage for the reigning champ, who double-faulted three times to help Navarro advance to the quarterfinals.

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Gauff had 19 double faults in the match, 11 of which came in the final set. After her final one, she threw her racket down in anger.

It's the second grand slam in a row she lost in the Round of 16 after advancing to at least the semifinal in her previous three. It's also the sixth year in a row the reigning champ failed to make it to the quarterfinals. No reigning champ has made it to a semifinal since Serena Williams in 2015.

Navarro next faces Paula Badosa of Spain on Tuesday; it's her second straight quarterfinal in what's been a career-year for the 23-year-old, who had never made it past the second round of a grand slam until this year.

She's advanced to at least the Round of 16 in each grand slam this year, with her best finish being the quarterfinal in July's Wimbledon.

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