Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was caught on a hot mic addressing Donald Trump's plan for Canada to become part of the United States, calling it "a real thing" and "a real worry" for the border country,

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a business gathering on Friday that US President Donald Trump’s threat to annex Canada “is a real thing,” two Canadian business leaders who were at the meeting confirmed to CNN.

“Mr. Trump has it in mind that the easiest way to do it is absorbing our country and it is a real thing. In my conversations with him on …” Trudeau was caught saying on a hot mic before the audio cut out, according to a report from CBC.