PM Carney takes jab at Trump after teleprompter glitch
Carney joked that his own teleprompter failure was not a conspiracy, contrasting it with Trump’s complaints after a similar UN incident.
- On Wednesday, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney joked after his teleprompter malfunctioned during a Toronto housing policy news conference, saying, "I do not view this as a conspiracy."
- Carney's comment alluded to President Donald Trump, who demanded investigations after encountering a halted escalator and non-functioning teleprompter at the 2025 United Nations General Assembly.
- Relations between Canada and the White House have remained tense since Trump returned to power last year, marked by broad tariffs and rhetoric suggesting Canada become the 51st state.
- Neither the White House nor Carney's office provided immediate comment on the remark, which drew laughter from journalists attending the Toronto news conference.
- The incident reflects Carney's broader effort to reduce Canada's economic reliance on the White House while opposing great powers' weaponization of economic integration.
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It's supposed to be about housing, but a breakdown stops the Prime Minister. He takes the opportunity to comment on Trump.
The Canadian president quits a teleprompter speech. Trump, too, once did – but he reacted quite differently to the incident.
Carney jokes about Trump after teleprompter glitch
When his teleprompter malfunctioned on Wednesday in the middle of a news conference on housing policy, Prime Minister Mark Carney smiled and took a swift jab at U.S. President Donald Trump, saying, 'I do not view this as a conspiracy.'
Mark Carney referred to Donald Trump who had denounced an act of sabotage and asked for an investigation after his prompter failed for his speech at the UN.
As he was delivering a speech in Toronto, Mark Carney, the Prime Minister of Canada, saw his telepromptor go out. The opportunity for him to make fun of his American counterpart, Donald Trump, who was...
Canada's Carney Mocks Trump Over Conspiracy Claims
U.S. President Donald Trump greets Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the White House in Washington, D.C. on May 6, 2025. —Mandel Ngan––Getty ImagesCanadian Prime Minister Mark Carney took a swipe at U.S. President Donald Trump when a teleprompter malfunctioned in the middle of his on-camera speech.During a housing policy news briefing at a construction site in Toronto on Wednesday, Carney was speaking in French before he abruptly stopped, t…
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