Justin Trudeau Apology Transcript: Trudeau Apologizes for "Brown Face" Makeup

Justin Trudeau: (00:00)
In 2001, when I was a teacher out in Vancouver, I attended an end of year gala where the theme was Arabian nights, and I dressed up in an Aladdin costume and put makeup on. I shouldn’t have done that. I should’ve known better, but I didn’t and I’m really sorry.

Speaker 2: (00:27)
Do you think you should resign?

Speaker 3: (00:27)
[crosstalk 00:00:27] would you have called for them to step down?

Justin Trudeau: (00:29)
I think there are people who’ve made mistakes in this life and you make decisions based on what they actually do, what they did, and on a case-by-case basis. I think I deeply regret that I did that. I should have known better, but I didn’t. And I-

Speaker 2: (00:50)
Do you think you should resign?

Speaker 4: (00:51)
Mr. Trudeau, Mr. Trudeau [crosstalk 00:00:52].

Speaker 5: (00:53)
How do you feel about this coming out right now in the campaign?

Justin Trudeau: (00:55)
Obviously, I regret that I did it. It’s not about timing. It’s about having done something that I shouldn’t have done and I’m really sorry I did.

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