Wait, did Justin Trudeau perform acrobatics at a state event?
Thursday night, at an event Prime Minister Justin Trudeau hosted for China's Premier Li Keqiang and his wife, Cheng Hong, there was some excitement over the exact nature of the evening's entertainment. It all started when Katie Telford, Trudeau's chief of staff, tweeted that the prime minister had alluded to an imminent "surprise act."
. @JustinTrudeau recollecting his childhood memories of the circus and letting us in on a surprise act later tonight! Stay tuned... pic.twitter.com/lK5V5FV176
— Katie Telford (@telfordk) September 22, 2016
Later in the evening, Telford followed up with this shot, "as promised."
As promised... pic.twitter.com/rtdrGiIigv — Katie Telford (@telfordk) September 23, 2016
Which quickly ignited social media speculation that this was, in fact, a photo of the prime minister flying through the air with the greatest of ease.
@telfordk Who is THAT? Please tell me not @JustinTrudeau. Oh god. So embarassing. #cdnpoli
— Candace Smith (@britjpncdn) September 23, 2016
@telfordk is that really him — Jim Hague (@JimHague9) September 23, 2016
@telfordk For a sec I thought it was PMJT. It isn't....is it? I would put no challenge past him.
— SvanA (@mindfulnesshub) September 23, 2016
It does seem just plausible enough that Trudeau would perform acrobatic feats at a diplomatic event in a sparkly leotard. Especially given this:
And the guy has hidden talents, like drawing:
He also has a stuntman's knack for broad physical comedy:
And it wouldn't be the first time he pulled a one-handed trick:
Okay, so it wasn't him. But maybe next time it could be?
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