Canada’s Justin Trudeau allegedly mocked U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in front of other world leaders when the two leaders met and dined in Florida after Trump threatened tariffs on Canada on Saturday. A video of the prime minister from five years ago is going viral on social media. .
The video shows Trudeau standing with former British President Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron at an event at Buckingham Palace.
A 30-second video from 2019 shows Prime Minister Boris Johnson asking Macron: “Is that why you’re late?”
Prime Minister Trudeau responded mockingly, saying, “I was late because I spoke from above for 40 minutes at the press conference.” He continued, adding, “You would just watch his team’s jaws drop to the floor.”
I’ll never forget when Justin Trudeau mocked Trump behind his back.
I hope President Trump makes no concessions on this wrongdoing in the meeting. pic.twitter.com/LmsZx8SUlp
— George (@BehizyTweets) November 29, 2024
Although his name was not mentioned, it appears he was referring to Trump, who is known for his long press conferences.
But days later, when the incident caused a stir, Prime Minister Trudeau admitted that he was, in fact, talking about Trump.
President Donald Trump imposes tariffs on Canada and Mexico
The 78-year-old US president-elect, who takes office on January 10, earlier this week accused Canada and Mexico of allowing “invasion” of the US and said he would impose 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico. He said that. Illegal drugs and illegal immigration. He also said he would impose a 10% tariff on imported goods from China.
For Canada, the risk of new tariffs is high as more than three-quarters of Canada’s exports last year went to the United States and nearly two million Canadian jobs depend on the trade, news agency AFP reported. .
The day after the announcement, Prime Minister Trudeau rushed to the United States to dine with President Trump at Mar-a-Lago, Florida.
On Saturday morning, Prime Minister Trudeau said he had a “great conversation” with President Trump as he departed to catch a flight back to Canada. In a post on X, the Canadian prime minister thanked President Trump, saying, “Thank you, President Trump, for dinner last night. I look forward to working together again.”
