Trudeau admits to talking about Trump after President calls him 'two-faced'

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London (CNN)After President Donald Trump called him "two-faced," Canada's Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, admitted Wednesday that he and other world leaders were talking about the US President when they were caught on camera at a Buckingham Palace event the night before.

The video, which has gone viral, shows British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, French President Emmanuel Macron, Trudeau and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte appearing to have a laugh about Trump's behavior during the summit. But none of the leaders explicitly named Trump.

"Last night I made reference to the fact that there was an unscheduled press conference before my meeting with President Trump. I was happy to be part of it but it was certainly notable," Trudeau said during a Wednesday press conference.

Trudeau indicated that he wasn't concerned about his comments impacting the US-Canadian relationship, but Trump reacted angrily earlier Wednesday calling Trudeau "two-faced," before adding, "honestly with Trudeau, he's a nice guy."

Trump also canceled his own press conference scheduled for the end of his trip to the NATO summit. The President was caught on a hot mic of his own after the cancellation, saying, "Oh, and then you know what they'll say. 'He didn't do a press conference. He didn't do a press conference.' That was funny when I said the guy's two-faced, you know that."

The 25-second clip was first reported by CBC, begins with Johnson asking Macron why he was late.

"Is that why you were late?" Johnson asked.

Macron nodded, as Trudeau replied, "He was late because he takes a ... 40-minute press conference at the top."

At no time in the video do the leaders mention Trump by name.

None of them seemed to be aware that the conversation was being recorded, although they were talking openly and loudly enough to be heard by others.

"You just watched his team's jaws drop to the floor," Trudeau also appears to say at one point. Trudeau said during his press conference that the comment was made in reference to Trump's announcement during their bilateral meeting that the upcoming G7 summit will be hosted at Camp David.

A top official working with one of the world leaders caught up in Trudeau's hot mic moment said Trump's unpredictability has become par for the course at NATO gatherings.

"There's an unpredictability that we've come to expect. But that is how we deal with it," the official said. "I think everybody would describe it as that -- unpredictability ... It's not new."