Trudeau tells business leaders at economic summit Trump's 51st state threat 'is a real thing' | CBC News
Trudeau tells business leaders at economic summit Trump's 51st state threat 'is a real thing' | CBC News
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"Mr. Trump has it in mind that the easiest way to do it is absorbing our country and it is a real thing. In my conversations with him on…," Trudeau said, before the microphone cut out.
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After the opening address, media were ushered out of the room, when a microphone that was left on picked up on what was only meant to be heard behind closed doors.
This is wild:
- Trudeau didn't want to say that in front of the media (even though at least one of the people in the room was going to leak it after).
- We're still having hot mic accidents.
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"Accidents"
This is a soundbite that does nothing but help Trudeau. There's no reason to think it was accidental, rather than just theatrical. He was a drama teacher. He knows how to make an impact.
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Why bother?
- If he'd said it front of the media, it would have been a headline.
- The two stories I've seen about this bury the hot mic part after the national sovereignty bit.
- There isn't any level of protection that he'd get by saying it to a room of millionaires and billionaires instead of the media.
- Googling for "hot mic accident" shows a surprising number of results.
Without evidence to the contrary, Occam's razor (and a backhand with Hanlon's razor) both suggest it was a goof by the sound tech rather than unnecessary theatrics.
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