I’m going to miss Prime Minister Justin Trudeau when he inevitably leaves the public stage or is forced out of office by a frustrated caucus.He has always been such an inspiration for columns. He just instinctively knows how to make news. For all the wrong reasons. .What is it about Trudeau and foreign trips? He just can't seem to stay out of trouble and makes international news for all the wrong reasons. We all know how Trudeau embarrassed Canada during that tour of India. He paraded himself, his wife and the kids in front of the camera every day for those nauseating photo ops in traditional Indian garb. Hey, Mr. Diversity, wasn’t that cultural appropriation? I’m still trying to find the pictures of that odyssey on the Prime Minister’s Office website. Has it been removed?.Then there was his recent stab at piano-bar singing. Did you know he had a gift for singing 70s hits from Queen? Well, he doesn’t. The rendition was resoundingly bad and most people wondered what he was trying to prove on the eve of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral. Trudeau’s vocal attempt was caught by someone’s iPhone and broadcast around the world. .But Trudeau's latest international scene was caught by a CTV cameraman who was part of the prime minister’s media pool covering the G-20 summit in Bali, Indonesia. Yes, here it is: .Xi told Trudeau, “We should have conversations in a respectful way; otherwise the results can’t be predicted.” .His body language and facial expressions made it clear Xi considered Trudeau a lightweight politician who needed to be corrected like a truant schoolboy. These are the moments that truly define Trudeau’s natural inclination to create nail-biting drama. .And you thought the G-20 was dull without former U.S. President Donald Trump on the scene. .Chinese dictator Xi Jinping wasn’t very happy with Trudeau leaking the details of their conversation to the media. Xi thought Trudeau understood the fragile niceties of international diplomacy and that you don’t run to the media following talks. But Trudeau, looking as pusillanimous as ever following his abject failure to call the Chinese killing of the Uyghur population a genocide, attempted to look tough by telling China to stop interfering in Canada’s domestic politics. What a way to treat the country he most admires. .Meanwhile, Trudeau’s office engaged in a little misinformation on the internet, falsely claiming Iran had executed fifteen thousand people. .I once described Trudeau as being so policy poor and such an inept leader that he was like a navigator who can’t find the men’s room. I stand corrected. Trudeau found the bathroom after being upbraided by the Chinese tyrant. It wasn’t clear if he needed to relieve himself or throw up. .The spectacle was broadcast throughout the world, with Fox News’ Trace Gallagher joking Trudeau should have worn his 'Geronimo' getup when talking to Xi. It was all on Fox News. .But I think our own Cory Morgan said it best when he suggested Trudeau should have his passport taken away. .And you have to laugh at Trudeau’s chief of staff Katie Telford watching this iconic moment as she tells the world where Trudeau is going. Is this poetic justice or what? .Even his former henchman Gerald Butts wouldn’t have known how to spin this one. .It’s like I say, no one sets up a column better than Trudeau and the trip isn’t even over yet. Stay tuned for more Keystone Cops comedy from the prime minister who just keeps on giving us more of the same.
I’m going to miss Prime Minister Justin Trudeau when he inevitably leaves the public stage or is forced out of office by a frustrated caucus.He has always been such an inspiration for columns. He just instinctively knows how to make news. For all the wrong reasons. .What is it about Trudeau and foreign trips? He just can't seem to stay out of trouble and makes international news for all the wrong reasons. We all know how Trudeau embarrassed Canada during that tour of India. He paraded himself, his wife and the kids in front of the camera every day for those nauseating photo ops in traditional Indian garb. Hey, Mr. Diversity, wasn’t that cultural appropriation? I’m still trying to find the pictures of that odyssey on the Prime Minister’s Office website. Has it been removed?.Then there was his recent stab at piano-bar singing. Did you know he had a gift for singing 70s hits from Queen? Well, he doesn’t. The rendition was resoundingly bad and most people wondered what he was trying to prove on the eve of Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral. Trudeau’s vocal attempt was caught by someone’s iPhone and broadcast around the world. .But Trudeau's latest international scene was caught by a CTV cameraman who was part of the prime minister’s media pool covering the G-20 summit in Bali, Indonesia. Yes, here it is: .Xi told Trudeau, “We should have conversations in a respectful way; otherwise the results can’t be predicted.” .His body language and facial expressions made it clear Xi considered Trudeau a lightweight politician who needed to be corrected like a truant schoolboy. These are the moments that truly define Trudeau’s natural inclination to create nail-biting drama. .And you thought the G-20 was dull without former U.S. President Donald Trump on the scene. .Chinese dictator Xi Jinping wasn’t very happy with Trudeau leaking the details of their conversation to the media. Xi thought Trudeau understood the fragile niceties of international diplomacy and that you don’t run to the media following talks. But Trudeau, looking as pusillanimous as ever following his abject failure to call the Chinese killing of the Uyghur population a genocide, attempted to look tough by telling China to stop interfering in Canada’s domestic politics. What a way to treat the country he most admires. .Meanwhile, Trudeau’s office engaged in a little misinformation on the internet, falsely claiming Iran had executed fifteen thousand people. .I once described Trudeau as being so policy poor and such an inept leader that he was like a navigator who can’t find the men’s room. I stand corrected. Trudeau found the bathroom after being upbraided by the Chinese tyrant. It wasn’t clear if he needed to relieve himself or throw up. .The spectacle was broadcast throughout the world, with Fox News’ Trace Gallagher joking Trudeau should have worn his 'Geronimo' getup when talking to Xi. It was all on Fox News. .But I think our own Cory Morgan said it best when he suggested Trudeau should have his passport taken away. .And you have to laugh at Trudeau’s chief of staff Katie Telford watching this iconic moment as she tells the world where Trudeau is going. Is this poetic justice or what? .Even his former henchman Gerald Butts wouldn’t have known how to spin this one. .It’s like I say, no one sets up a column better than Trudeau and the trip isn’t even over yet. Stay tuned for more Keystone Cops comedy from the prime minister who just keeps on giving us more of the same.
