“It gave Mr. Trudeau a chance to burnish his feminist credentials, while giving Mr. Trump a chance to mend his reputation as an unredeemed sexist pig.”
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The whole female executives’ round-table schtick was the equivalent of a media “puff piece.” It will not lead to trade agreements or any other cooperative ventures between the two nations. The two sides were obviously looking for a safe, neutral topic which Trudeau and Trump, who are polar opposites, could not disagree on.

And it will take more than a bunch of syrupy feel-good platitudes to mend Trump’s reputation as an unredeemed sexist pig.