Who is Prime Minister Joe Trudeau? Donald Trump's Press Secretary makes a gaffe
Donald Trump's White house Press Secretary Sean Spicer calls Prime Minister "Joe Trudeau" in Press Briefing. For the record, Mr. Spicer, it's "Justin Trudeau".
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Trump’s press secretary just called Justin Trudeau ‘Prime Minister Joe Trudeau of Canada’
“Yesterday the president set — had an incredibly productive set of meetings and discussions with Prime Minster Joe Trudeau of Canada,” Sean Spicer said at the White House on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON—Donald Trump’s press secretary, Sean Spicer, had a lot on his mind at the start of his daily briefing on Tuesday. Which may or may not explain what he called Canada’s prime minister.
Joe.
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Spicer used much of his opening statement to explain the forced resignation of Trump’s national security adviser, Michael Flynn. Before he let reporters begin grilling him on the Flynn fiasco, he found a bit of time to mention Trump’s Monday meeting with Justin Trudeau.
“Yesterday the president set — had an incredibly productive set of meetings and discussions with Prime Minster Joe Trudeau of Canada,” he said, “focusing on our shared commitment to close co-operation in addressing both the challenges facing our two countries and the problems throughout the world. Our countries share a profound economic interest, with more than $2 billion in two-way trade flowing across our border every day.”
It seemed possible that “Joe” was more of a verbal stumble than a case of mistaken identity. Spicer may have been attempting to say “Prime Minister Trudeau,” then said “Prime Minister Ju-,” then corrected himself.
