'Stop doing memes': Canada's Mark Carney hits back at US as trade war intensifies
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has criticized the US administration for its unprofessional approach to trade negotiations, urging them to stop using social media memes and 'throwing shade.' The trade talks collapsed after Canada rejected terms that would have undermined its industrial sovereignty.
Why it matters
The breakdown in US-Canada trade relations and the hostile rhetoric involved signal a significant shift in North American diplomatic and economic cooperation.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday (local time) hit back at the US, saying it should “stop doing memes, stop throwing shade and stop trying to be tough,” as he pushed back against a fresh wave of online barbs from the Trump administration, days after trade talks between the two sides collapsed.Carney also said trade talks could resume if Washington became “serious” about negotiations.“When the Americans stop doing memes, stop throwing shade and stop trying to be tough, and start being serious about having those discussions, we can have those discussions.
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