Records show Trudeau is routinely offered portraits of himself as giftsOTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been offered the gift of his own likeness some 17 times since becoming prime minister, including once by the president of China. The Prime Minister's Office, when asked, did not specifically address the question of what happens to all these images of Trudeau. Toward that same goal, Norton said in an interview, the Canadian protocol office would try to match gifts offered by Trudeau with the recipient's tastes. "Trump likes pictures of himself, so that was a gift that was seemingly very well received," Norton said. "No leader of a democratic country is interested in being compromised or having to spend a fraction of the news cycle defending a gift received or a gift given," he said.

Source: CBC News August 01, 2022 19:41 UTC