Actor Robert De Niro ramped up his recent attacks on U.S. President Donald Trump by apologizing to Canadians on Monday for the American leadersa国际传媒檚 conduct and commentary following the G7 summit in Quebec.
De Nirosa国际传媒檚 latest salvo lacked the profanity that accompanied his first rant against the president, which was delivered to enthusiastic cheers at Sundaysa国际传媒檚 Tony Awards in New York City, but it was just as scathing.
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Hours after agreeing to a joint communique with his G7 allies on Saturday, Trump tweeted that he had told his officials to abandon American support for the document and blamed Trudeau for the move.
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At a G7 news conference, Trudeau had referred to the national security premise behind recently imposed steel and aluminium tariffs as sa国际传媒渒ind of insultingsa国际传媒� sa国际传媒� language he had used several times on the issue in the last two weeks.
On Sunday, Trumpsa国际传媒檚 top economic adviser Larry Kudlow said Trudeau made the president look weak ahead of his high-stakes summit this week with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, while trade adviser Peter Navarro said there was a sa国际传媒渟pecial place in hellsa国际传媒� for the prime minister.
The remarks from American officials prompted a former U.S. ambassador to Canada to call for an apology, saying both Trudeau and the Canadian people were being subjected to sa国际传媒渋nsulting and inappropriate remarks.sa国际传媒�
De Nirosa国际传媒檚 comments on Monday echoed that call.
It marked the second time in 24 hours that the academy award-winning actor had lashed out at the U.S. president.
Before introducing Bruce Springsteen at Sundaysa国际传媒檚 Tony Awards, De Niro began by launching an expletive at the president while pumping his arms for emphasis. And then he did it again. Many in the audience stood and cheered, while TV censors quickly bleeped out the offending words.
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Trudeau has not issued any public remarks about Trumpsa国际传媒檚 latest attacks.
Michelle McQuigge, The Canadian Press
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