Trump Officials Are Losing the Troll War, Too
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- Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said the United States must stop using memes and insults before trade negotiations can resume.
- The dispute continues alongside 50% US tariffs on Canadian goods and matching Canadian tariffs.
- US officials have mocked Canada’s military and promoted disputed claims involving Lake Ontario and Canadian military personnel.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney wants to restart trade talks with the United States, but he says Washington needs to stop trolling first.
When the Americans stop doing memes, stop throwing shade, stop trying to be tough and start being serious about having those discussions, we can have those discussions.
“When the Americans stop doing memes, stop throwing shade, stop trying to be tough and start being serious about having those discussions, we can have those discussions,” Carney said Tuesday. He described the approach as unconstructive, adding, “It’s not constructive. But that’s their democracy.”
The comments came after Carney walked away from talks the previous week, citing what he called American intransigence. The 50% tariffs imposed by the United States on a range of Canadian goods remain in place, as do Canada’s dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs.
It’s not constructive. But that’s their democracy.
The mockery has come from senior American officials and the White House. An image posted by the White House showed a bald eagle appearing to pin down a Canada goose, but Canadians responded with photographs in which the goose appeared to prevail. After President Donald Trump renamed Lake Ontario, he contacted Apple to ensure the new name appeared on maps. The change is visible in the United States, but not in Canada. MapQuest downloads also surged after the service declined to change the lake’s name for US users.
a country that doesn’t have a military
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Canada is “a country that doesn’t have a military,” a claim the article rejects by pointing to Canadians who fought and died alongside American allies in several wars. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent joked that Canada might attack with “their two set submarines from the Edmonton Mall.” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth posted a photograph of two women in Canadian military uniforms with the caption “(this is real).” At least one woman may have belonged to a Canadian cadet program for young people, making the post an especially questionable target for a senior US official’s ridicule.
their two set submarines from the Edmonton Mall and sic them on us
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Originally published by Egypt Independent in English. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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