Trudeau press conference hijacked by Nardwuar the Human Serviette
The celebrity interviewer asked the Liberal leader to play the hip flip game
Justin Trudeau's press conference was briefly hijacked by Canadian celebrity interview Nardwuar the Human Servietteon Thursday in Vancouver.
During the question portion of the press conference, Nardwuar started by quizzing the Liberal leader on various songs named after members of Trudeau's family, including Go Go Trudeau by Les Sinners.
"You, Mr. Trudeau, have a rich, rich rock and roll tradition, you and your family," said Nardwuar. "I was curious, are you aware of this record, by Dinah Christie, called Justin Pierre?"
"I hate to date myself, because I try to talk about how old I am as often as I can I don't have that particular song on my iPod," responded the Liberal leader.
The celebrity interviewer then asked Trudeau to play the 'hip flip' game.
The 1960s game features a stick with plastic hands on either end. Players press the hands against their stomachs and gyrate.
The goal is to spin the centre piece around.
Political leaders includingPaul Martin, Jean Chretien, Jack Layton, and Michael Ignatieff have all previously played, Nardwuarclaims.
"I look forward to doing it after I take the more serious questions from everyone else," Trudeau said.
The Globe and Mail'sIan Bailey took a photo of the two shortly after playing the game.
.@nardwuar and @JustinTrudeau who did hip flip too quickly to be caught by most media. #elxn42 pic.twitter.com/VKrhtvSAWu
—@ianabailey
Some thought it was hilarious.
Glad to see @JustinTrudeau taking time to chat with Canadian media legend @nardwuar the human serviette. I love Canada.
—@markcritch
Let's get to the hip flip already. @JustinTrudeau
—@StephenHui
Others in the media thought it was a bit odd.
Well, this is odd. @nardwuar has brought several old records with Trudeau's father, asking questions. Not sure where he's going #elxn42
—@RichardMadan
Of course, this isn't the first time theNardwuar has interviewed a member of theTrudeaufamily.