--- title: Justin Trudeau vs. Barack Obama, Prince Harry in Pushups description: Justin Trudeau decided to help spread the word about the upcoming Invictus Games canonical: https://time.com/4316271/justin-trudeau-barack-michelle-obama-prince-harry-pushups/ author: Melissa Locker article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-05-03T15:03:41.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:32:04.171Z article:section: Politics og:title: Justin Trudeau One-upped the Obamas and Prince Harry with One-armed pushups og:description: He also dropped the mic og:url: https://time.com/4316271/justin-trudeau-barack-michelle-obama-prince-harry-pushups/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5882ee3b3d1185ab/698891a7524fc01514df7d25/screen-shot-2016-05-03-at-10-59-15-am.png?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Screen Shot 2016-05-03 at 10.59.15 AM og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Justin Trudeau One-upped the Obamas and Prince Harry with One-armed pushups twitter:description: He also dropped the mic twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5882ee3b3d1185ab/698891a7524fc01514df7d25/screen-shot-2016-05-03-at-10-59-15-am.png?branch=production&width=1440&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Justin Trudeau One-upped the Obamas and Prince Harry with One-armed Pushups by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker May 3, 2016 3:03 PM UTC  by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker May 3, 2016 3:03 PM UTC Prince Harry thought he had [dropped the mic](http://time.com/4312495/obamas-royals-twitter-invictus-games/?iid=sr-link1) on the Obamas when he conscripted his grandmother, the Queen of England, to help him best President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama in a [ playful Twitter beef](http://time.com/4312495/obamas-royals-twitter-invictus-games/). Now, Canadian Prime Minister [Justin Trudeau](http://time.com/4302095/justin-trudeau-2016-time-100/) has entered the fray—and he just might have won. On Monday, Trudeau and Harry met up to discuss the 2017 Invictus Games, which will be held in Toronto. After the meeting between the two [very attractive ](http://time.com/4314849/prince-harry-justin-trudeau-met/) leaders, Trudeau decided to help spread the word about the upcoming Invictus Games and show the world what they were up against competition-wise when the Games head up North. “Oh, hey,” Trudeau grins in the video he [tweeted](https://twitter.com/JustinTrudeau/status/727207562479734784) out. “I just thought I’d show our friends in the U.S. and the U.K. how Canada brings it.” Alongside some Canadian veterans, Trudeau drops to the ground for a few one-handed push ups, making sure to drop the mic along the way. > [](https://twitter.com/JustinTrudeau/status/727207562479734784) The Invictus Games are an international sporting event for injured soldiers and veterans that was founded by Prince Harry after he spent time serving in the British Army. 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