How Trump and Trudeau heated up the White House There was talk of nuclear arms, tearing up NAFTA and a refugee crisis. The meeting between the PM and president was not a win-win.

The Oval Office steamed. In fact, according to a handheld thermometer/hygrometer, as the U.S. president roosted on the edge of his armchair, pressing the pads of his fingers together in the shape of a pentagon, speaking about his nuclear arsenal beside the Prime Minister, the climate in the office measured 68 per cent humidity.

“I know the capability that we have, believe me, and it is awesome. It is massive,” Donald Trump said during a meeting with Justin Trudeau Wednesday in his quarters. “I think I have a little bit different attitude on North Korea than othermet with MacNaughton after delivering optimism to the House Committee of Ways and Means, which oversees revenue for the American federal government. Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland sat perky with her hands folded on her stack of notebooks—a pupil on picture day—and committee member Richard Neal agreed the three amigos still hold potential to strike a “win-win-win.”


But Trump is not in the business of behaving, and the deal could become a lose-lose-cheat. He must legally give six months’ notice before leaving the agreement, and American government structure means he would have to get approval of Congress, yet he talks about termination before the end of the year regardless of bicameral blockades.

The predicament will test Trudeau. He might harness his genes and be firm like his father, who would