As you can probably imagine, the Canadians were pretty peeved when White House press secretary Sean Spicer mistakenly thought their prime minister Justin Trudeau’s name was Joe.
Here's the @PressSec clip where he appears to call PM "Joe Trudeau," although he really is just tripping all over his words here #hw pic.twitter.com/FNDhSmgE80
— John Paul Tasker (@JPTasker) February 14, 2017
The Canadians are traditionally seen as a bit of a punchbag in the mainstream media, but now the nation is hitting back. Namely, by this Toronto newspaper serving up Spicer the ultimate burn.
lol. how a Toronto paper is reporting Spicey's "Joe Trudeau" facepalm: pic.twitter.com/EIB027x08m
— Bonnie Stewart (@bonstewart) February 15, 2017
Oooh – spicy! (If you will excuse the pun). They manage to rinse the press secretary without even using his name – now that’s talent.In case you’ve been living under a rock recently, they are of course referring to Melissa McCarthy’s uncanny portrayal of Spicer for SNL. Here’s a refresher.
People are loving the absolute zinger that the paper served up, making many feel somewhat patriotic.
.@bonstewart That is brilliant. Best laugh so far today.
— Donna Miller Fry (@fryed) February 15, 2017
@bonstewart That is a fierce Canadian burn
— LGEM (@tgshepherdvan) February 16, 2017
@bonstewart @moryan Oh Caaaanada!?? Well done!
— Outlander ReCaps Etc (@gracesmom48) February 15, 2017
Canada: 1. Spicer: 0.
