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A guy in a blue shirt.

To combat charges of racism, ⁦ @JustinTrudeau ⁩ tweets picture of himself shaking hands with a guy in a blue shirt. pic.twitter.com/pZ1s2Iu1lZ — Andrew Klavan (@andrewklavan) September 21, 2019

Canada jolted.

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ADDED: Why are people referring to that makeup as "brownface"? It's as dark as any blackface I've seen. I know, he says it was an Aladdin costume, but doesn't that make it worse? He was overdarkening for the character he purported to play. Fox News headline: "CNN's Don Lemon knocks Trump while praising Justin Trudeau's apology over brownface photo." "I shouldn't have done that. I should have known better, but I didn't and I'm really sorry," Trudeau told reporters. "I take responsibility for my decision to do that. I shouldn't have done that. I should've known better. It was something that I didn't think was racist at the time but now I recognize that it was something racist to do and I'm deeply sorry."... "Wow, a leader apologizing. It seems odd, doesn't it?" Lemon reacted. "Because we have one who doesn't.... I do have to say this before we go: think about it however you wan...