Pierre Trudeau, Ivanka Trump, and how the White House meeting got set up
WASHINGTON — The relationship-building effort with Donald Trump began within hours of his stunning election win. After the shocks in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania, came a smaller surprise in a phone chat.
It was with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
The day after the election, Trump told the prime minister that he admired his dad, Pierre, and they’d actually met once — Trump spoke at a 1981 New York City event where the elder Trudeau was the guest of honour.
“We weren’t aware of it,” said a Canadian official.