Ahh, the "first real test". A "first" all Prime Ministers must face at least 30 or 40 times.

I put the collage below together for fun a year into Trudeau's mandate. The "first test" headlines continued for many years afterwards.

To that end, the visuals and tone in the meeting will be defining.

In 2016, polling showed doubts from Canadians about how Trudeau would handle Trump before they met.

Trudeau put those doubts to rest with one handshake, and earned trust from voters on the file.