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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told MSNBC’s Jen Psaki how he steered his conversation with President-elect Donald Trump about Trump’s idea about annexing Canada into territory that was “not that funny anymore.”

Trump held a press conference at his Mar-a-lago resort Tuesday that was chock full of bonkers moments that included plans to take over Greenland, the Panama Canal, and Canada — by “force” (military or economic) if necessary. Trump has been trolling Trudeau and Canada for months.

In a preview clip of an interview that will air on Sunday’s edition of MSNBC’s Inside With Jen Psaki,Trudeau took Psaki inside his meeting with Trump at Mar-a-lago.

And when Psaki asked about the annexing thing, Trudeau revealed the rejoinder that he says took the wind out of Trump’s sails:

JEN PSAKI: You did make a trip down to Mar-a-Lago, and you did meet with the former and future President. What was that like? Tell me about …

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