Real talk: the only people who really cared about Justin Trudeau's White House meeting with Donald Trump yesterday are Canadians.We wondered if JT would stand up to Trump's xenophobic immigration ban (he didn't); we mused at great length about the inevitably awkward handshake between the two; we made a shitload of memes.Read more: The Definitive Analysis of 'The Handshake' Between Donald Trump and Justin Trudeau
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Like most of these diplomatic exchanges between Canada and the US, the event was uneventful. Both leaders rattled off the usual platitudes about being great neighbours and allies and then sat down for a roundtable discussion about women in the workforce, which I'm sure made no mention of the fact that Trump is an accused serial sexual predator.But at least it gave us Canadians something to talk about; a chance to feel like we were a part of the big story for a few hours. (The American news cycle has moved onto yet another major scandal.) That sense of importance came crashing down today, though, when White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer referred to our PM as "Joe Trudeau.""Yesterday the president had an incredibly productive set of meetings and discussions with Prime Minister Joe Trudeau of Canada focusing on our shared commitment to close cooperation in addressing both the challenges facing our two countries and the problems throughout the world," he said.Spicer was recently dissed on Saturday Night Live when Melissa McCarthy, doing an impression of him, told a group of reporters, "I don't talk so good."We may never know if the gaffe was a slip of the tongue or brazen ignorance (but it is kinda nice to think there's someone out there who is immune to JT's charms.)Then again, this is the same administration that made up a massacre, so it's entirely possible they prepped for the meeting by watching this Molson commercial on repeat.Follow Manisha Krishnan on Twitter.
