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鈥業 shouldn鈥檛 have done it,鈥� Trudeau says of brownface photo

Trudeau says he also wore makeup while performing a version of a Harry Belafonte song
The Canadian Press
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Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau makes a statement in regards to photo coming to light of himself from 2001 wearing 鈥渂rownface鈥� during a scrum on his campaign plane in Halifax, N.S., on Wednesday, September 18, 2019. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick)

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is apologizing for wearing brown facial makeup to an 鈥淎rabian Nights鈥� party in 2001, saying he should have known better, and he鈥檚 asking for the forgiveness of Canadians.

Trudeau also says that in high school, he wore makeup while performing a version of the Harry Belafonte song, 鈥淏anana Boat Song (Day-O).鈥�

He made the apology 鈥� and the admission 鈥� in a news conference on board his campaign plane after the photo was published online earlier Friday by Time magazine.

More to come.

The Canadian Press

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