A lip reader has 'revealed' what US President Donald Trump said to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney during the ceremony for the FIFA World Cup draw.
Trump, Carney, and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum took to the stage together last night (December 5) for the draw for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which was held at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C on Friday.
The three countries will be hosting the FIFA World Cup in 2026, and so were drawn together - which comes after Trump's tariff policy put strain on their trade relationships.
Now, Jeremy Freeman, an expert lip reader based in the UK, has shared his interpretation with the New York Post of what Trump might have said in an interaction with Mark Carney while they were on stage together.
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The three leaders had been watching a performance together as part of the ceremony, which is part of the run-up to next year's tournament.
This performance saw pop group The Village People take to the stage to perform their hit song YMCA, with Trump at one point seemingly observed to be mouthing along with the words.
Trump was reported to have said: "I love this," to the Canadian prime minister during the performance.
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The president also shimmied along to the music, seemingly telling the other leader: "Come on, they make me happy," according to the lip reader.
He also seemingly urged his wife, First Lady Melania Trump, to get involved, telling her: "Come on, join in," at another point in the performance.
The ceremony came amid tensions between the three countries amid Trump's tariff policies.
Speaking to press ahead of the ceremony, Trump said: "We’re getting along. I think we have a meeting set up for some time after the event."
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It wasn't all about the soccer, however, as the three leaders also went for a private meeting with no staff in the room for around 50 minutes after the draw, according to CBC.
Speaking about the draw, a spokesperson for Mark Carney said: "Today was about the FIFA World Cup 26 and Canada’s leadership and opportunities as we welcome the world as a co-host."
The event was also the first time that Trump and Mexican president Sheinbaum had met in person, according to AP.
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On Thursday, US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said to Politico that the president is thinking about dividing an agreement between the three countries in two.
He said: "Our relationship with the Canadian economy is totally different than our relationship with the Mexican economy.
"It actually doesn't make a ton of economic sense why we would marry those three together."
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Kit Roberts