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By MICHELLE L. PRICE and ROB GILLIES NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump’s recent dinner with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his visit to Paris for the reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral were not just exercises in policy and diplomacy. They were also prime trolling opportunities for Trump. Related Articles National Politics | Trump names Andrew Ferguson as head of Federal Trade Commission to replace Lina Khan National Politics | Biden says he was ‘stupid’ not to put his name on pandemic relief checks like Trump did National Politics | Biden issues veto threat on bill expanding federal judiciary as partisan split emerges National Politics | Trump lawyers and aide hit with 10 additional felony charges in Wisconsin over 2020 fake electors National Politics | After withdrawing as attorney general nominee, Matt Gaetz lands a talk show on OANN television Throughout his first term in the White House and during his campaign to return, Trump has spun out countless provocative, antagonizing and mocking statements. There were his belittling nicknames for political opponents, his impressions of other political figures and the plentiful memes he shared on social media. Now that’s he’s preparing to return to the Oval Office, Trump is back at it, and his trolling is attracting more attention — and eyerolls. On Sunday, Trump turned a photo of himself seated near a smiling first lady Jill Biden at the Notre Dame ceremony into a social media promo for his new perfume and cologne line, with the tag line, “A fragrance your enemies can’t resist!” The first lady’s office declined to comment. When Trudeau hastily flew to Florida to meet with Trump last month over the president-elect’s threat to impose a 25% tax on all Canadian products entering the U.S., the Republican tossed out the idea that Canada become the 51st U.S. state. The Canadians passed off the comment as a joke, but Trump has continued to play up the dig, including in a post Tuesday morning on his social media network referring to the prime minister as “Governor Justin Trudeau of the Great State of Canada.” After decades as an entertainer and tabloid fixture, Trump has a flair for the provocative that is aimed at attracting attention and, in his most recent incarnation as a politician, mobilizing fans. He has long relished poking at his opponents, both to demean and minimize them and to delight supporters who share his irreverent comments and posts widely online and cheer for them in person. Trump, to the joy of his fans, first publicly needled Canada on his social media network a week ago when he posted an AI-generated image that showed him standing on a mountain with a Canadian flag next to him and the caption “Oh Canada!” After his latest post, Canadian Immigration Minister Marc Miller said Tuesday: “It sounds like we’re living in a episode of South Park.” Trudeau said earlier this week that when it comes to Trump, “his approach will often be to challenge people, to destabilize a negotiating partner, to offer uncertainty and even sometimes a bit of chaos into the well established hallways of democracies and institutions and one of the most important things for us to do is not to freak out, not to panic.” Even Thanksgiving dinner isn’t a trolling-free zone for Trump’s adversaries. On Thanksgiving Day, Trump posted a movie clip from “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” with President Joe Biden and other Democrats’ faces superimposed on the characters in a spoof of the turkey-carving scene. The video shows Trump appearing to explode out of the turkey in a swirl of purple sparks, with the former president stiffly dancing to one of his favorite songs, Village People’s “Y.M.C.A.” In his most recent presidential campaign, Trump mocked Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, refusing to call his GOP primary opponent by his real name and instead dubbing him “Ron DeSanctimonious.” He added, for good measure, in a post on his Truth Social network: “I will never call Ron DeSanctimonious ‘Meatball’ Ron, as the Fake News is insisting I will.” As he campaigned against Biden, Trump taunted him in online posts and with comments and impressions at his rallies, deriding the president over his intellect, his walk, his golf game and even his beach body. After Vice President Kamala Harris took over Biden’s spot as the Democratic nominee, Trump repeatedly suggested she never worked at McDonalds while in college. Trump, true to form, turned his mocking into a spectacle by appearing at a Pennsylvania McDonalds in October, when he manned the fries station and held an impromptu news conference from the restaurant drive-thru. Trump’s team thinks people should get a sense of humor. “President Trump is a master at messaging and he’s always relatable to the average person, whereas many media members take themselves too seriously and have no concept of anything else other than suffering from Trump Derangement Syndrome,” said Steven Cheung, Trump’s communications director. “President Trump will Make America Great Again and we are getting back to a sense of optimism after a tumultuous four years.” Though both the Biden and Harris campaigns created and shared memes and launched other stunts to respond to Trump’s taunts, so far America’s neighbors to the north are not taking the bait. “I don’t think we should necessarily look on Truth Social for public policy,” Miller said. Gerald Butts, a former top adviser to Trudeau and a close friend, said Trump brought up the 51st state line to Trudeau repeatedly during Trump’s first term in office. “Oh God,” Butts said Tuesday, “At least a half dozen times.” “This is who he is and what he does. He’s trying to destabilize everybody and make people anxious,” Butts said. “He’s trying to get people on the defensive and anxious and therefore willing to do things they wouldn’t otherwise entertain if they had their wits about them. I don’t know why anybody is surprised by it.” Gillies reported from Toronto. Associated Press writer Darlene Superville contributed to this report.

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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have shared a video highlighting the busy year they've had in 2024 while revealing a number of achievements within their charity. The release of the one-minute video, on December 2, coincided with the Archewell Foundation's Impact Report for 2023-2024. It showcases Prince Harry and Meghan's philanthropic efforts throughout 2023-2024, four years since the charity's founding in 2020. Watch the video above READ MORE: Queen Mary and King Frederik's 'very unusual' announcement The video and Impact Report were shared with US publication People , and later published on the Archewell Foundation's website. People also viewed the Archewell Foundation's 2023 tax records. The tax records show the charity received $US5.3 million in grants (approx. $8.2 million) more than double the $US2 million (approx. $3 million) raised the previous year. Of that $5 million, Harry and Meghan allocated $US1.3 million (just over $2 million) to charitable causes between January to December 2023. They are said to have received a $5 million donation from one donor while the charity was boosted by $335,000 from five separate individual donations. The tax filing reveals the Duke and Duchess of Sussex worked for Archewell for just one hour per week. But if that seems unusual, it's actually standard practice for directors of U.S. tax-exempt organisations. READ MORE: Monaco's royals share Christmas card with a difference The couple do not receive a salary from Archewell, however the charity does employ a number of well-paid staffers. James Holt, co-executive director, received a $US228,500 salary (approx. $352,800) along with $US18,428 (approx. $28,456) in benefits. Archewell's co-executive director Shauna Nep was paid $US272,241 (approx. $420,384) approx. with benefits of $US26,356 (approx. $40,697). Other costs include $US997,285 (just over $1.5 million) in salaries and more than $US1 million (approx. $1.5 million) in overall expenses, which covers legal fees, event costs and travel. Archewell Foundation's Impact Report reveals how and where the money has been spent. The main causes Harry and Meghan have chosen to support include mental health initiatives, online safety, community building, empowerment of women and girls and efforts to combat misinformation. READ MORE: King Charles 'snubbed' by Church of England parishes Records show the Archewell Foundation is a founding partner of the Women's Wellness (Spa)ce, a trauma-informed wellness centre for women in north Philadelphia, created by Ashley Biden – the daughter of US President Joe Biden and Dr Jill Biden. The foundation contributed $US250,000 (approx. $386,000) to the nonpartisan initiative. "The centre aims to offer a safe haven and community for women impacted by trauma, providing resources such as nutritious food, exercise, meditation, and therapeutic interventions," the report said, of the involvement. The 16-page Impact Report called the Archewell Foundation's Parents Network and The Welcome Project as its "principal programs". Mental health organisation Humanity Crew was given $US130,000 (approx. $200,000) to help prevent trauma among displaced children and their families through emergency psychological interventions and training. The Sussexes also donated to aid workers in Israel and Gaza with mental health support totalling $US50,000 (approx. $77,000) while $US80,000 (approx. $123,000) was given to boost mental health services for aid workers in Turkey and Syria. "This year, at The Archewell Foundation, we've witnessed the transformative power of human connection – of people reaching across divides to uplift one another," the report said, via Holt and Nep. "Our purpose is simple yet impactful: to show up, do good. To drive positive change, rally for communities in need, and nurture spaces where everyone is seen, valued, and supported. "In 2024, we were honoured to work alongside communities, families, and individuals who, despite facing tremendous hardship, are redefining what's possible." Prince Harry and Meghan's video highlights reel, set to Coldplay's A Sky Full of Stars , is a compilation of their biggest endeavours throughout the year. It shows the couple's foreign visits to Canada for the Invictus Games One Year to Go countdown event, their tours of Nigeria and Colombia , and their numerous public appearances both together and solo. They include  Prince Harry's speech at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York City where he spoke about push to protect children online, through the Parents Network, and Meghan's panel appearance at the SXSW Conference in Austin on International Women's Day. 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