Story of Trump making up facts in trade conversation with Trudeau may also be partially made up

OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) – There’s a new twist to the story of US President Donald Trump making up facts on the fly in a trade conversation with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

The meeting the president was referring to may have been made up, as well.

While speaking to a fundraising crowd, Trump boasted about an in-person meeting with Trudeau, in which advisors are in the room and Trump states the US has a trade deficit with Canada, even though he didn’t know if that was true.

But Canadian officials tell the Canadian Press they don’t know what meeting Trump is referring to. They point out the trade issue has come up in several discussion and one suggests maybe Trump is referring to a phone conversation, instead.

Maclean’s Ottawa Bureau Chief John Geddes says the whole story is just strange.

“Him boasting about telling an untruth, but in the context of the boasting, he seems to have maybe told another untruth. It’s just plain weird.”

Geddes says it’s possible that Trump is molding details of different discussions, just for a good anecdote, and he wouldn’t be the first president to do that.

“People used to always scratch their heads about some of Ronald Reagan’s reminiscences through his career.”

The prime minister’s office is not commenting.