President Donald Trump appeared to stumble through another diplomatic misstep during a global summit this week, leaving world leaders puzzled and cameras rolling. What should have been a routine scripted speech turned awkward — and Trump’s attempt to later smooth it over only made things worse.
Trump was delivering a speech on the future of Gaza in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, Monday marking the new peace deal between Israel and Hamas and thanking world leaders for their help when he seemed to forget who Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney was calling him “president.”
“You have Canada. That’s so great to have, in fact. The president called, and he wanted to know if it’s worth — well, he knew exactly what it is. He knew the importance. Where’s Canada, by the way? Where are you? He knew the imp