
On Wednesday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attended a theatre production of Come From Away, about a small town in Newfoundland that welcomed thousands of air travellers from various parts of the world following the closure of American airspace after attacks on September 11 2001.
He attended the theatre production, teeming with symbolism, alongside Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka.
Trump admin on Broadway: @IvankaTrump is here at @wecomefromaway with @nikkihaley. https://t.co/2Hj5qBDIXt— Michael Paulson (@Michael Paulson) 1489623004
Surprise arrival with @JustinTrudeau at @wecomefromaway Broadway: @IvankaTrump— Michael Paulson (@Michael Paulson) 1489622745
You'll remember Ivanka's expression when she's near Justin, right?:
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There were the inevitable Jared Kushner jokes:
@nytimes But...where was Jared lol... https://t.co/cvIpYZ6HMO— Krissy (@Krissy) 1489632996
Others were pointing out the irony of Ivanka watching a play about welcoming foreign people...
Donald Trump's attempt at pushing a temporary ban of immigrants from six Muslim-majority was blocked again, this time by a Hawaii federal judge. The US president insists that he will take the case "as far as it needs to go" including to the Supreme Court.
When you hear Justin Trudeau took Ivanka Trump to see a musical about Canadians helping Americans in their time of… https://t.co/bfEAid1rCT— Tanis Fowler (@Tanis Fowler) 1489655556
Irony seemed to the word-of-the-day actually...
@MichaelPaulson @nytimesarts @IvankaTrump @wecomefromaway Her Dad just proposed eliminating the National Endowments for Arts & Humanities!— Noha Ganzouri (@Noha Ganzouri) 1489637343
But most people were making the same joke...
@nytimes Be very careful Justin, I saw the way she looked at you...— ◄ ∞ Sojourner ∞ ► (@◄ ∞ Sojourner ∞ ►) 1489633179
@nytimes https://t.co/j7EEDJcflR— I'm That Type Of Guy (@I'm That Type Of Guy) 1489632867
@nytimes did she stare at Justin most of time! Googley eyes— Toni (@Toni) 1489632998
Probably.
Trudeau attended the play at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theater with his wife Sophie, and hosted 600 people, including Ivanka, and over 125 ambassadors to the United Nations, as well as family and friends.