Earlier this week a video from ABC News appeared online of Donald Trump furiously telling his chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney to leave the Oval Office because he was coughing.
This short clip went viral and was something of a reaffirmation that Trump is a major germophobe, to the extent that he hates the sight of anyone coughing.
With this in mind, it was amusing to see Canadian prime minister, Justin Trudeau did exactly the same thing on Thursday as the two world leaders assembled in front of the press at the White House.
However, this time Trump could admonish the person responsible for the coughing as he was literally in front of the entire world, so he had to sit there and bear it and the look on his face said it all.
Justin Trudeau coughs and the look on Trump's face... https://t.co/je8boVRWaJ— J.R. McGrail 📎 (@J.R. McGrail 📎) 1561058188
As you can imagine, the internet loved Trudeau's subtle trolling of the American president and Trump's subsequent reaction.
Trump's suit: $89.99 from The Suit Store Trump's tie: $1.99 from Sunnyside Thrift Shop Trump's expression when Trud… https://t.co/51INauKXa0— 𝚂𝚌𝚘𝚝𝚝 𝚂𝚗𝚘𝚠𝚍𝚎𝚗 (@𝚂𝚌𝚘𝚝𝚝 𝚂𝚗𝚘𝚠𝚍𝚎𝚗) 1561063529
Did Justin Trudeau just cough on purpose 😂— John Hinton III (@John Hinton III) 1561049029
Nice cough by Trudeau at the end of the press conference 😂 https://t.co/lRcyMhFWMy— Some guy (@Some guy) 1561049146
Look at how Trump cringes right after Trudeau coughs. Trump looks weak. https://t.co/49V4uFRolO— Democratic Coalition (@Democratic Coalition) 1561064633
What are the odds that Trudeau and other world leaders had a side bet as to who could cough in front of Trump first… https://t.co/dVjZaVU0aW— Social✽Fly (@Social✽Fly) 1561059329
Yes, the look on Donald's face, for sure. But for me it's the way Prime Minister Justin Trudeau looks right into th… https://t.co/4rj3Pzswr9— daveharrison ☁️ (@daveharrison ☁️) 1561076079
Justin Trudeau coughing in front of Trump in the Oval Office is all you need to see today https://t.co/PrLhuzqbSJ— Scott Dworkin (@Scott Dworkin) 1561064206
HT DC Tribune
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