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5 min readCanada Turns the Screws on Trump
Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered a pointed press conference at the Liberal Party caucus meeting that amounted to a direct challenge to Donald Trump's approach to Canada-U.S. relations. While Carney mocked Trump's signature proposals and defended Canada's negotiating stance, Trump was simultaneously in the Oval Office making erratic statements about the economy, media, and international affairs. The split-screen contrast between the two leaders' performances became the dominant story of the episode.
Carney's Counterpunch
Carney openly ridiculed Trump's "big beautiful bill" — the former president's preferred framing for major legislative packages. "We didn't need a big beautiful bill," Carney said. "We needed actually plans that work here in Canada." In a moment that drew particular attention, Carney used "accordion hands" gestures to mock the scale of Trump's proposed projects, specifically referencing the claim about a project being "the functional equivalent of eighteen Hoover Dams" — enough, Carney noted, to "light, heat, cool every home in Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver combined."
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What you'll learn
- 1 (00:00) **Canada’s Prime Minister Carney Mocks Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill”** - Carney delivers a press conference at the Liberal Party caucus meeting, using accordion hands to mock Trump’s claims about a massive energy deal.
- 2 (03:26) **Trump Claims Credit for Greenland Deal That Already Existed** - Trump posts on Truth Social about a deal with Denmark and Greenland, but the terms match the 1951 agreement, with no new concessions.
- 3 (04:20) **Trump Threatens Depression if Democrats Win Midterms** - In the Oval Office, Trump says if Republicans win, there will be “a lot of money,” but if Democrats win, the US will go into a depression.
- 4 (05:40) **Carney Calls for Bipartisan Unity in Canada** - Carney says the Liberal Party will work across the aisle to make Canada “the greatest country in the world,” highlighting a stark contrast in leadership style.
- 5 (06:01) **Carney on Financial Markets: Canada Is the Strong** - Carney says the cost of borrowing for governments is separating the strong from the weak, and Canada is “the strong.”
- 6 (07:40) **Trump Demands Recognition for “Saving” the Kennedy Center** - Trump says the Trump administration should be given recognition for saving the Kennedy Center, claiming credit for an institution he has sought to control.
- 7 (08:16) **Trump Claims UN Sabotaged His Escalator and Teleprompter** - Trump says the UN intentionally shut down an escalator and teleprompter on him last year, forcing him to grab his wife to stay standing.
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Show Notes
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas reports on Prime Minister Carney putting the screws to Donald Trump in public, mocking Trump, doing the “Trump accordion hands,” and showing Canada’s growing power and reputation throughout the world while Trump damages the reputation of the United States here at home.
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