‘It’s a really sensitive area’: Freeland on news of Trump tip to Russia
WASHINGTON — Canadian politicians were well within earshot as political bombshells this week exploded all over Washington. Just as news broke that U.S. President Donald Trump had shared classified information with the Russian government, two federal cabinet ministers arrived for dinner at the State Department.
Chrystia Freeland and Harjit Sajjan dined with their U.S. counterparts for foreign affairs and defence — Rex Tillerson and James Mattis. They got there just before the news upended Washington, and early enough that it wasn’t a hot dinner discussion topic.
“That story had not yet broken (when we got there),” Freeland said in an interview.
But she hints it will be discussed further.