Donald Trump blames Justin Trudeau for being cut from ‘Home Alone 2’ in Canada

Donald Trump has lashed out at Justin Trudeau, calling him “two-faced” again, this time blaming him for a Home Alone 2 edit.

US President Donald Trump has joked about his cameo getting cut from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s version of “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York”, according to the New York Post.

In the uncut version of the hit 1992 film, the main character Kevin, played by a young Macaulay Culkin, asks then-real estate mogul Mr Trump for directions to the lobby of the Plaza Hotel, which Mr Trump had bought in 1988.

Donald Trump’s cameo in Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, was cut for a screening on Canadian TV with the US president blaming Justin Trudeau for the edit. Picture: Supplied

“Down the hall and to the left,” Mr Trump responds.

But when CBC aired the film this week, Mr Trump’s star turn was nowhere to be found.

“I guess Justin T doesn’t much like my making him pay up on NATO or Trade!,” Mr Trump tweeted, referring to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

“The movie will never be the same! (just kidding),” Mr Trump added.

'Censorship': Fox & Friends Calls Out Canadian Broadcaster For Removing Trump From Home Alone https://t.co/k0ZivUtrCc

— Mediaite (@Mediaite) December 26, 2019

Eagle-eyed viewers had blasted the state-owned broadcaster as suffering from “Trump Derangement Syndrome”, after noticing the US president’s scene missing from the classic 1992 holiday flick when it aired this month.

Donald Trump (L) talks with Justin Trudeau during the plenary session of the NATO summit in December, but the two leaders have a rocky relationship. Picture: AFP

At least one person also pointed the finger at Mr Trudeau.

“I bet ‘two faced’ Trudeau made the call directly to the @CBC and demanded they cut the scene … or maybe just black it out #DefundCBC,” wrote user @Texas4trump2020.

Mr Trump called Mr Trudeau “two-faced” after the prime minister was caught on video making fun of him to other world leaders earlier this month at the NATO summit in London.

Donald Trump has called Justin Trudeau “two-faced.” Picture: AFP

Grab from video of Justin Trudeau dancing in blackface. Picture: Supplied

The dig could have also be a reference to Mr Trudeau’s multiple blackface scandals.

Mr Trump seemed quite upset about the edit, tweeting about it three times.

The movie will never be the same! (just kidding) https://t.co/FogquK1ei7

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 27, 2019

I guess Justin T doesn’t much like my making him pay up on NATO or Trade! https://t.co/sndS7YvIGR

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 27, 2019

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Responding to the outrage, the CBC said the movie wasn’t edited for political purposes, but to allow for commercial breaks.

“As is often the case with features adapted for television, Home Alone 2 was edited to allow for commercial time within the format,” Chuck Thompson, head of public affairs at the CBC, said in a statement.

The edits “were done in 2014 when we first acquired the film and before Mr. Trump was elected president,” the statement said.

This story first appeared in the New York Post and is republished with permission.