Trudeau Shades Trump In Virtual Meeting With Biden: “US Leadership Has Been Sorely Missed The Past Years”

The Washington Post reports:

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau greeted Biden like an old friend, took a tacit swipe at former president Donald Trump and said he was glad to have a partner on climate change again during the leaders’ first virtual bilateral meeting.

“U.S. leadership has been sorely missed over the past years,” Trudeau said, referring to his strained relationship with Trump.

This was Biden’s first bilateral meeting with a foreign leader, signaling the importance of America’s relationship with its neighbor to the north. “I look forward to seeing you in person in the future,” Biden told Trudeau. “The United States has no closer friend than Canada.”

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to President Biden: “Thank you, again, for stepping up in such a big way on tackling climate change. U.S. leadership has been sorely missed over the past years.”

— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) February 23, 2021

WATCH LIVE: President Biden and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hold their first bilateral meeting https://t.co/FMaXkYsLET https://t.co/HVCq3spBez

— CBS News (@CBSNews) February 23, 2021

The Trump-Trudeau relationship was a bitter one. Trump called him “weak” and “dishonest,” and after Trudeau was seen mocking him to others, “two-faced.” In the words of @Kevinliptakcnn, “that is not likely to occur” when Biden and Trudeau meet today.https://t.co/QVjH0rASRn

— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) February 23, 2021

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau thanks Pres. Biden for “stepping up in such a big way on tackling climate change.”

“U.S. leadership has been sorely missed over the past years.” https://t.co/XAMmv3BMJy pic.twitter.com/sAynNOEd1M

— ABC News (@ABC) February 23, 2021