Trump Spokesman Goofs, Calls the Canadian Prime Minister 'Joe Trudeau'

During Tuesday’s daily White House press briefing, U.S. Press Secretary Sean Spicer misspoke the name of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, calling him “Joe Trudeau.” Spicer was looking down at what was presumably a list of talking points.

President Trump met with Trudeau for the first time earlier Monday to discuss trade and other cross-border efforts.

‘Joe Trudeau’? U.S. Press Secretary Sean Spicer mixed up our PM’s name today–we hear what Canadians are saying about the flub, tonight at 6. pic.twitter.com/CQCosioY9o

— CTV Vancouver (@CTVVancouver) February 15, 2017

Spicer’s stumble occurred right before questions erupted regarding the resignation of Michael Flynn, Trump’s national security adviser, who confessed to withholding details of meetings with Russian Ambassador Sergei Kislyak from Vice President Mike Pence, “and others.”

People took to Twitter to entertain the flub.

I remember Joe Trudeau. We were in grade school together. Not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but a really decent guy. https://t.co/OVlcovyeJk

— John Ibbitson (@JohnIbbitson) February 14, 2017

Joe Trudeau. I remember his father and former primer minister Paul Tradeau. https://t.co/WQ0Nz7D4Kq

— William Chyr (@WilliamChyr) February 14, 2017

Spicer called our Prime Minister “Joe Trudeau” but it’s an improvement over last week when Trump referred to him as “Justin Who?” #cdnpoli

— Andrew Grose (@GroseAndrew) February 14, 2017

Totally possible the “Joe” was the result of stumble-saying “Ju – Trudeau,” not mistaken identity. But came out Joe.

Now back to Russia

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) February 14, 2017

Trump spokesman goofs, calls the Canadian prime minister ‘Joe Trudeau’

Sean Spicer has a lot going on, to be fair.