White House posts photo of eagle dominating goose amid escalating US-Canada trade war

The White House has intensified its pressure on Canada in the ongoing trade dispute by posting a symbolic image on social media: a bald eagle, the U.S. national bird, triumphing over a Canada goose.

The image, shared on the White House's official X (formerly Twitter) account, depicts the eagle standing atop the goose on an ice rink. This visual metaphor comes as the trade war between the two North American neighbors escalates. The Trump administration has been delivering increasingly stern messages to Canada since trade negotiations broke down recently, now leveraging the nations' sports rivalry.

This is not the first instance of the White House employing this imagery. In February, following the U.S. men's ice hockey team's victory over Canada in the Winter Olympics final, their first gold medal in 46 years, the same photograph was posted. At that time, the administration also resurfaced comments made by former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a year prior, where he stated, "You can't take our country, and you can't take our game," seemingly to mock Canada's defeat.

The trade conflict saw the U.S. impose a 50% tariff on roughly $20 billion worth of Canadian goods starting on May 22. Canada swiftly responded by announcing retaliatory tariffs on approximately $20 billion of U.S. products, adopting a dollar-for-dollar approach. President Trump has indicated a willingness to apply further pressure, stating, "It's time to teach Canada that they can't do this anymore."

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It's time to teach Canada that they can't do this anymore.