LONDON — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other world leaders have been caught on camera apparently talking candidly on Tuesday night about U.S. President Donald Trump,Hours later, the backlash materialized. In his meeting with Trudeau, Trump questioned the Canadian prime minister about how much his country spends on its own defence. The Canadian Prime Minister’s Office did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Later, as leaders sat down for their meeting, Trudeau could be seen going over to Trump and shaking his hand politely. “By this point in his tenure, the prime minister should realize that events with pool cameras need to be approached and managed as on-the-record events,” Andrew MacDougall, former director of communications for prime minister Stephen Harper, wrote on Twitter.

Source: National Post December 04, 2019 12:58 UTC