- Title: Breaking protocol - Moments in 2019 when politics got personal
- Date: 17th December 2019
- Summary: The next day, Trump didn't mince his words when asked about Trudeau's remarks. He suggested that Trudeau was upset because he had challenged him for failing to meet the target of spending 2% of national output on defense. WATFORD, ENGLAND, UK (RECENT - DECEMBER 4, 2019) (REUTERS) GERMAN CHANCELLOR ANGELA MERKEL AND U.S. PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP GIVING NEWS CONFERENCE (SOUNDBITE) (English) U.S. PRESIDENT, DONALD TRUMP, SAYING: "He's two-faced. (REPORTER STARTS ASKING A NEW QUESTION) Honestly, with Trudeau, he's a nice guy, I find him to be a very nice guy. But the truth is I called him out on the fact that he's not paying 2% and I guess he's not very happy about it. You were there, a couple of you were there. He's not paying 2% and he should be paying 2%. It's Canada, they have money. They should be paying 2%. So, I called him out on that and I'm sure he wasn't happy about it but that's the way it is. Look, I'm representing the U.S. and he should be paying more than he's paying and he understands that. So, I can imagine he's not that happy, but that's the way it is." TRUMP JOKING WITH JOURNALIST
- Embargoed: 31st December 2019 07:08
- Keywords: Donald trump G20 Johnson Merkel Putin Theresa May Trudeau embarassing moments leaders moment politicians best of 2019
- Location: SEE SCRIPT BODY FOR LOCATIONS
- City: SEE SCRIPT BODY FOR LOCATIONS
- Country: Various
- Topics: Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA00EBADXC1Z
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: EDITORS PLEASE NOTE: EDIT CONTAINS PROFANITY
(Production: Vin Shahrestani, Chiara Rodriquez) - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
- Copyright Notice: (c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2019. Open For Restrictions - http://about.reuters.com/fulllegal.asp
- Usage Terms/Restrictions: None
