Canada PM ‘joking’

Trump calls Trudeau ‘two-faced’ after conversation overheard

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump has stormed out of a NATO summit in London early, calling Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau “twofaced” after he was caught sniping him on video.

Mr Trump walked from the defence conference early after he pushed hard to get other NATO members to increase their defence spending.

However, a conversation

Mr Trudeau had with a group including British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and French President Emmanuel Macron the previous night has overshadowed the talks.

After Mr Johnson asked Mr Macron, “Is that why you were late?” Mr Trudeau could be heard saying, “He was late because he takes a 40-minute press conference off the top.”

That appeared to be a reference to Mr Trump’s long and unscheduled question-and-answer session with journalists earlier in the day.

Mr Trudeau also said: “You just watched his team’s jaws drop to the floor.”

Mr Trump wasn’t mentioned by name during the exchange.

The pair exchanged tense looks on stage today, with Mr Trump giving him a frosty reception. The US leader did not hold back when asked about Mr Trudeau during a press conference following a meeting with German leader Angela Merkel.

“He is two-faced,” Mr

Trump said.

“With Trudeau, he is a nice guy, I find him to be a very nice guy, but the fact is I called him out on the fact that he is not paying 2 per cent and I guess he is not very happy about it. He is not paying 2 per cent, he should be paying 2 per cent. It is Canada, they have money.

Mr Trudeau said he was just joking around and claimed that he and Mr Trump had a good relationship.

“I have a very productive and positive relationship with Mr. Trump … we will continue to have an excellent relationship,” Mr Trudeau said.