Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is showing his competitive side, jumping into a transcontinental rivalry ahead of the Invictus Games.
In a video message posted to Twitter, Trudeau, flanked by Canada’s Invictus Games athletes, sends U.S. President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, Prince Harry and the Queen a message.
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“Oh hey, I just thought I’d show our friends in the U.S. and the U.K. how Canada brings it,” says Trudeau, before joining two of the athletes on the floor doing push-ups.
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The mics then come out and get dropped.
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“BOOM. Orlando, Invictus Games. Canada’s ready.”
The video comes days after the Queen and Prince Harry released a promotional video for this year’s Invictus Games, showing the pair getting a video message from “Michelle.” The first lady and her husband then accept the Royal’s challenge to “bring it” to the games, with mic drops all around.
Trudeau’s challenge was posted shortly after the prime minister met with Prince Harry in Toronto to officially launch the countdown to the 2017 Invictus Games, which will be held in the city next year.
Prince Harry launched the official countdown to the 2017 Invictus Games on Monday, promising that the Toronto edition of the Olympic-style sporting event honouring wounded, injured and sick troops would be its biggest yet.
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Prince Harry founded the sporting competition, which is for wounded veterans. The inaugural games were held in London in 2014, with more than 400 competitors from 13 nations taking part.
This year’s games take place May 8-12 in Orlando.
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