Posted on 09/26/2018 11:22:13 AM PDT by Zuben Elgenubi
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wrapped up his visit to the United Nations on Wednesday, and although he did not have a personal meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump, he said not to “read into it.”
Trudeau was referring to an interaction between the two leaders at the annual UN General Assembly on Tuesday. The prime minister was greeting other leaders around a table Trump was sitting at, and after a few handshakes, he approached the president, who looked like he was reading notes on the toast he was about to give at the luncheon.
The two exchanged a quick handshake, but Trump did not stand up to greet Trudeau.
When asked about this during a media conference on Wednesday, Trudeau said: “I have continued to engage regularly with the president. We had a very good call just last week, we continue to have regular conversations whenever necessary, whenever we want to.”
He added that he does not think “there is anything to read into it.”
“I was thanking the president of South Africa for his extraordinary speech on Nelson Mandela and I moved around the table to say hello to the prime minister of Italy, and then shook hands with President Trump while he was re-reading his notes for his speech [for] the toast he was about to give,” Trudeau said.
The prime minister spent the last few days in New York mingling and shaking hands with global leaders in an effort to campaign for Canada to gain a temporary seat on the UN Security Council in 2021.
Although he met with several world leaders, he did not have a one-on-meeting with Trump during a time of ongoing uncertainty over trade deals between Canada, the U.S. and Mexico.
Prior to the New York trip, Trudeau said it was “very likely” that the U.S. and Canada would hold informal talks on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) on the sidelines.
On Wednesday, Trudeau told reporters that Canada would not be rushed into renewing NAFTA, although time is running out before Washington will proceed with a Mexico-only deal.
“We will keep working as long as it takes to get to the right deal for Canada,” Trudeau told reporters when asked about the increasing U.S. pressure to wrap up the talks.
Trudeau also said the tariffs that Trump imposed on Canadian steel and aluminum in late May would have to be scrapped before Canada felt comfortable signing a new NAFTA.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 9, 2018
Trump did not stand up to greet Trudeau
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Payback.
Trudeau’s briefs? What, underoos??
Is that the Canadian politician who wears silly socks?
Trudeau is a cry-baby, like many, who are trying to maintain the status quo of having the U.S. consumer and taxpayer fund a big part of their economy without parity.
The negotiations continue....
Tony Soprano did the same thing to people he thought were useless
BTW. Did his eyebrows stay on?
“but Trump did not stand up to greet Trudeau.”
That’s why I moved to America from Kanada. I would vomit if this clown was my country’s leader. But to other Freepers, this ass wasn’t the worst. Jean Cretien was the most anti-American PM we had and this puke is not even close to worse.
PM Zoolander is not worth greeting
Did his eyebrows stay on?
——Trump did not stand up to greet Trudeau——
They are close enought that a handshake was all that is necessaty
Leni
Maybe, but I thought he was the one with serious eyebrow problems.
They are close enought that a handshake was all that is necessaty
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This is not an ordinary handshake situation; this is politics on the world stage. Symbolism is important.
You are correct. The message conveyed is that the two are close enough that a proforma handshake was all that it necessary
America and Canada are good friends and allies
Trudeau would have probably lost the next election but sadly events have transpired that he will probably win.
Close enough? I’d say next to Merkel, there is no world leader Trump hates more than Trudeau.
America and Canada are good friends and allies
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Not as good as they were prior to last June.
The Canadian FM also left the U.S. during her recent trade negotiations to attend what amounted to an anti-Trump gathering.
There are tensions. Things could improve with a new trade deal. We’ll soon see.
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