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JD Vance reportedly mocks Carney for trying to ‘out-tough’ Trump on trade
Audio recording of US vice-president apparently made at New York fundraiser and shared with Canadian Press
Leaked audio from a private event has reportedly captured the US vice-president, JD Vance, mocking Canada for apparently capitulating in a trade deal and taunting the prime minister, Mark Carney, for trying to “out-tough” Donald Trump.
The recording, which was reportedly made at a fundraiser and shared with the Canadian Press, comes in the last stretch of a difficult negotiation in which the US president has threatened to impose 50% tariffs on Canada.
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Olivia Bowden in Toronto · Fri, Aug 21, 2026, 8:22 AM
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Audio recording of US vice-president apparently made at New York fundraiser and shared with Canadian Press
Leaked audio from a private event has reportedly captured the US vice-president, JD Vance, mocking Canada for apparently capitulating in a trade deal and taunting the prime minister, Mark Carney, for trying to “out-tough” Donald Trump.
The recording, which was reportedly made at a fundraiser and shared with the Canadian Press, comes in the last stretch of a difficult negotiation in which the US president has threatened to impose 50% tariffs on Canada.
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