Justin Trudeau takes uncomfortably long pause before answering question about Trump and protests

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Canadian Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau took his sweet time — about 20 seconds — to find the right words to answer a question about President Donald Trump and his call for military force to be used against the widespread anti-racism protests in the United States. 

Eventually, Trudeau did muster an answer. 

“We all watch in horror and consternation what’s going on in the United States,” he said on Tuesday. “It is a time to pull people together but it is a time to listen, to learn what injustices continue despite progress over years and decades.”

Here’s the video of the 20-second pause, which is probably even longer than you imagine. Seriously, at times it seems like maybe the video feed froze.  Read more…

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