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(34,195 posts)
Sat Jun 1, 2019, 04:28 PM Jun 2019

Obama, Trudeau meet at Ottawa brewery

Former President Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau were spotted at a brewery in Ottawa, Ontario, on Friday.

The pair, who were known to have a close working relationship during Obama’s tenure in the White House, were pictured on social media with beers and bites in hand at the brewery.

Trudeau shared a picture of the two on Twitter on Saturday morning, and the Big Rig Brewery posted several images of the meeting on its Instagram page. It was not immediately clear what the two discussed.

Obama delivered a speech to thousands of attendees in Ottawa on Friday night, where he weighed in on life after his presidency and remarked about having "a little bit of a love affair with Canada," according to the CBC.

https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/446479-obama-trudeau-meet-at-ottawa-brewery


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Obama, Trudeau meet at Ottawa brewery (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Jun 2019 OP
Well that's it ... The Great Pumpkin will have to impose heavy tariffs on Canadian imports. hedda_foil Jun 2019 #1
Awwww sheshe2 Jun 2019 #2
Real Leaders spotted, she! Cha Jun 2019 #16
Yep. sheshe2 Jun 2019 #21
Sigh. Canadia still has Trudeau, but America doesn't have Obama anymore. CottonBear Jun 2019 #3
The gunpowder plot... Codifer Jun 2019 #23
Oh yeah, this is great. Spanky is gonna tariff our beer! donkeypoofed Jun 2019 #4
I get headaches from both Labatt's and Molson, so don't drink them anyway. George II Jun 2019 #14
Big Rig is a craft brewer, whilst not a top ten, it still makes far better beer than industrial Celerity Jun 2019 #17
When I'm up there I keep it simple - Bud Light is "safe". DWI laws in Canada are tough! George II Jun 2019 #18
Oh, I meant to buy, not to visit. I never would drive even after Celerity Jun 2019 #19
Ontario used to have some restrictive rules when it came to alcohol: George II Jun 2019 #22
Obama loves Canada SCantiGOP Jun 2019 #5
Sorry.... inanna Jun 2019 #6
Good one. Sad. But good. LakeArenal Jun 2019 #11
I'm thinking that BHDem53 Jun 2019 #7
"giant circus peanut" llmart Jun 2019 #24
Expect some new Trump tariffs on Canadian goods by Monday TeamPooka Jun 2019 #8
Great picture! How wonderful that two heads of state in their respective times Totally Tunsie Jun 2019 #9
If I stare at that picture long enough, Dem2theMax Jun 2019 #10
He is the epitome of cool. Trump doesn't have one "cool" bone in his body. smirkymonkey Jun 2019 #12
That is obviously COLLUSION Nimrod900 Jun 2019 #13
Oh gawd.. Real Leaders! Cha Jun 2019 #15
Sigh. Just sigh. Princetonian Jun 2019 #20

hedda_foil

(16,375 posts)
1. Well that's it ... The Great Pumpkin will have to impose heavy tariffs on Canadian imports.
Sat Jun 1, 2019, 04:44 PM
Jun 2019

He'll inevitably take this as an personal insult to His Perfectionship.

CottonBear

(21,596 posts)
3. Sigh. Canadia still has Trudeau, but America doesn't have Obama anymore.
Sat Jun 1, 2019, 04:46 PM
Jun 2019

God, I miss him so goddamn much.

Every single, freaking day is a nightmare since the 2016 US election was stolen.

Codifer

(548 posts)
23. The gunpowder plot...
Sat Jun 1, 2019, 07:56 PM
Jun 2019

Always remember the 8th of November
The GOP treason and plot
There is no reason
This obvious treason
Should EVER be forgot

Apologies

Celerity

(43,532 posts)
17. Big Rig is a craft brewer, whilst not a top ten, it still makes far better beer than industrial
Sat Jun 1, 2019, 06:55 PM
Jun 2019

swill like Molson and Labatt.

Dieu du Ciel! is superb.

https://dieuduciel.com/en/

Celerity

(43,532 posts)
19. Oh, I meant to buy, not to visit. I never would drive even after
Sat Jun 1, 2019, 07:17 PM
Jun 2019

one drink.

I also would give up beer in a heartbeat if Bud Light or any other industrial beer were all there was, lolol. I grew up in London, so American mass produced was never a thing. My father was a sommelier whilst he worked his way though some of his uni, so I became a snob of all things alcoholic growing up.

Cheers!

George II

(67,782 posts)
22. Ontario used to have some restrictive rules when it came to alcohol:
Sat Jun 1, 2019, 07:41 PM
Jun 2019

Back in the 1970s customers in bars HAD to be seated to drink. If you were served at the bar and wanted to change seats, you had to get a waiter to carry your drink to another seat. That's all changed now.

Even today, Americans with DWI convictions are not permitted in the country. That's why I was surprised they allowed george bush to visit when he was president - I guess they gave him an exemption.

Totally Tunsie

(10,885 posts)
9. Great picture! How wonderful that two heads of state in their respective times
Sat Jun 1, 2019, 05:41 PM
Jun 2019

are able to have and maintain a real friendship above and beyond politics. These are two genuine guys. Bless them both.

Dem2theMax

(9,654 posts)
10. If I stare at that picture long enough,
Sat Jun 1, 2019, 06:25 PM
Jun 2019

maybe it will trick my brain into thinking that they are both still in charge, not just one of them.

My poor brain can't take much more. I can't sleep at night, and I know why.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
12. He is the epitome of cool. Trump doesn't have one "cool" bone in his body.
Sat Jun 1, 2019, 06:30 PM
Jun 2019

Trump is the opposite of cool. He is the ultimate dork. A loser and a failure in every sense.

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