Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney was caught sharing a private joke with President Trump, who mocked Carney's predecessor, Justin Trudeau.
The moment was captured on a hot mic at the Gaze peace summit in Egypt, where Trump signed the first phase of the Israel-Hamas cease-fire and gave a speech touting the breakthrough, the Daily Mail reported.
Trump peppered his comments with his usual improvised humor, saying he would get in trouble for complimenting Italy's "beautiful" prime minister, Giorgia Meloni.
"Italy. We have a woman, a young woman who's - I'm not allowed to say it because usually it's the end of your political career if you say it - she's a beautiful young woman."
"Now if you use the word beautiful in the United States about a woman, that's the end of your political career, but I'll take my chances."
At one point in his 30-minute speech, Trump acknowledged Carney and mistakenly referred to him as the "president" of Canada.
"You have Canada. That's so great to have, in fact, the president called, and he wanted to know if it's worth - well, he knew exactly what it is. He knew the importance. Where's Canada, by the way? Where are you? He knew the importance of this," Trump said.
After concluding his speech, Trump asked the media to leave so the world leaders could speak together for a few minutes.
Immediately afterward, Carney approached Trump and thanked him for "upgrading" Carney's title.
Trump smiled, slapped Carney on the arm and then seized the moment to knock Carney's predecessor, Justin Trudeau, who resigned in March after his approval rating tanked.
"I'm sorry! At least it wasn't governor," Trump added.
Before Trudeau stepped down, Trump had repeatedly called him the "governor" of Canada as Trump threatened to annex the United States' northern neighbor.
Trump and Carney have had a more cordial relationship, with undercurrents of tension over Trump's tariff war.
The friendliness between them comes despite Carney being elected prime minister on a Trump-bashing platform. During their initial Oval Office meeting in May, Carney told Trump that Canada is "not for sale."
But as geopolitical reality sets in, Carney has increasingly turned to flattery to get on Trump's good side.
While meeting at the Oval Office this month, Carney heaped praise on the president, who teased Carney about a "merger" between the U.S. and Canada.
“We have natural conflict. We also have mutual love ... you know we have great love for each other,” Trump said.
