What Prime Minister Trudeau Told Colbert on ‘The Late Show’

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, flanked by entourage and security, waves as he arrives at the CBS studios for the filming of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," in New York, Monday, Sept. 23, 2024. Trudeau was interviewed by Colbert, and the episode aired later that night. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told host Stephen Colbert on a Sept. 23 appearance on “The Late Show” that many Canadians are blaming their economic issues on him for “understandable reasons.”

The prime minister was a guest on Colbert’s show while in New York for the United Nations General Assembly and the Summit of the Future.