'I Did Not Act Inappropriately,' Justin Trudeau Says Amid Groping Allegation
The accusation is nearly two decades old. The Canadian prime minister said Thursday that he apologized "in the moment" but that "the same interactions can be felt very differently" by people involved.
by Sasha Ingber
Jul 06, 2018
3 minutes
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a self-described feminist, is now fielding questions about what happened with a female reporter on a summer day in 2000.
"I've been reflecting very carefully on what I remember from that incident almost 20 years ago and again... I feel I am confident that I did not act inappropriately," he told reporters in Toronto on Thursday.
The accusation — that he groped a female reporter on assignment
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