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Trump Invokes War of 1812 in Call to Canadian PM Justin Trudeau

HeadlineJun 07, 2018

The G7 preparations come as Trump reportedly held a testy phone call Wednesday with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, telling him, “Didn’t you guys burn down the White House?” It was an apparent reference to the War of 1812, when British forces—not Canadians—torched the White House.

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