DONALD Trump had an awkward clash with Justin Trudeau hours after the Canadian PM was caught gossiping about him at Buckingham Palace.
The US President gave Mr Trudeau the cold shoulder and barely glanced around as the pair exchanged tense words onstage at the Nato Summit.
DON DO THAT
In one picture POTUS appears to throw up a hand to the smiling Canadian leader with his backed turned.
It comes after the Canadian leader was caught out by a hot mic moment while poking fun at Mr Trump with Emmanuel Macron while chatting to Boris Johnson and Princess Anne.
The group joked about a “40-minute press conference” by POTUS that had run late.
The video, from the reporting pool via the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, offered little context but saw Johnson ask Macron “is that why you were late?”
It was then that Trudeau interjected, saying: “He’s late because he takes a 40-minute press conference off the top.”
Another part of the conversation saw Trudeau later chuckling: “You just watched his team’s jaws drop to the floor.”
HAND SHAKE
Mr Johnson shook hands with Donald Trump onstage at the Nato summit as he told leaders Britain’s committment to the alliance was “rock solid”.
The PM smiled as he finally greeted the US President after distancing himself publicly over Tory fears Trump could blow up the election campaign.
After greeting the 29 leaders at the historic 70th anniversary summit, Mr Johnson said: The reason Nato is so successful, is that it provides peace and security for 29 countries, its very simple.
It’s safety in numbers.
One for all, one for one – thats the core of the Nato security guarantee, it works.
TORY FEARS
Boris met with Mr Trump last night for prviate drinks at No10 after a royal reception with the Queen and other Nato leaders at Buckingham Palace.
Conservative campaign bosses are trying to keep the number of public appearances the PM makes with POTUS to an absolute minimum.
They want to stop the president from tearing up the rigidly controlled Tory election messaging with any explosive comments on the NHS or Brexit.
Jeremy Corbyn and Nigel Farage are both waiting in the wings to try to weaponise Mr Trumps arrival to their own benefit.
Yesterday Mr Trump vowed to stay out of British politics only to add shortly after that he thought Boris would do a great job as PM.
The president tweeted this morning: “Enjoyed my meeting with Prime Minister Boris Johnson last night. Talked about numerous subjects including Nato and Trade.”
FROSTY RECEPTION
Mr Johnsons effort to bring harmony to the alliance comes after Mr Trumpand Mr endured frosty relations yesterday.
The French premier called Nato brain dead prompting Mr Trump to describe his comments as very nasty before the pair met on Tuesday at the US ambassador’s residence in London.
Mr Macron’s original comments were prompted by the Turkish offensive against the Kurds in northern Syria – regarded by most members as key allies in the fight against ISIS – following the US decision to withdraw troops from the region.
Mr Macron later acknowledged in a tweet that his statements had “triggered some reactions” but stood by his remarks.
Todays meeting at a hotel in Hertfordshire is expected to consider new threats, including in the areas of cyber and space, after the alliance last month declared space one of its operational domains alongside air, land, sea and cyber.
