Nato summit: Trump says Trudeau 'two-faced' over mocking video

2019-12-04 16:58:20

Nato's 70th anniversary summit has been overshadowed by rows, including a spat over a recording of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appearing to mock US President Donald Trump. Footage showed Mr Trudeau, UK PM Boris Johnson and French leader Emmanuel Macron discussing Mr Trump's impromptu press conference before the summit. Responding to the video, Mr Trump called Mr Trudeau "two-faced". Amid the rows, Nato leaders issued a joint statement to try and show unity. But President Trump has cancelled a planned press conference scheduled for after the summit near London, telling reporters: "We'll go directly back. I think we've done plenty of news conferences." Mr Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron also had sharp exchanges over many topics on Tuesday.