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Trudeau tells business leaders at economic summit Trump's 51st state threat 'is a real thing' | CBC News (www.cbc.ca)
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[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

"Mr. Trump has it in mind that the easiest way to do it is absorbing our country and it is a real thing. In my conversations with him on…," Trudeau said, before the microphone cut out.

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After the opening address, media were ushered out of the room, when a microphone that was left on picked up on what was only meant to be heard behind closed doors.

This is wild:

  1. Trudeau didn't want to say that in front of the media (even though at least one of the people in the room was going to leak it after).

  2. We're still having hot mic accidents.

[–] Kichae 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

"Accidents"

This is a soundbite that does nothing but help Trudeau. There's no reason to think it was accidental, rather than just theatrical. He was a drama teacher. He knows how to make an impact.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

Why bother?

  • If he'd said it front of the media, it would have been a headline.
  • The two stories I've seen about this bury the hot mic part after the national sovereignty bit.
  • There isn't any level of protection that he'd get by saying it to a room of millionaires and billionaires instead of the media.
  • Googling for "hot mic accident" shows a surprising number of results.

Without evidence to the contrary, Occam's razor (and a backhand with Hanlon's razor) both suggest it was a goof by the sound tech rather than unnecessary theatrics.