JD Vance reportedly mocks Carney for trying to ‘out-tough’ Trump on trade

<p>Audio recording of US vice-president apparently made at New York fundraiser and shared with Canadian Press</p><p>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.</p><p>The recording, which was reportedly made at a fundraiser and <a href="https://www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/business/vance-weighs-in-on-jivani-trade-advocacy-and-how-carney-tried-to-out-tough-trump/article_a74328a0-9cf8-5047-8da3-2673eb755c4d.html">shared with the Canadian Press</a>, comes in the last stretch of a difficult negotiation in which the US president has threatened to impose 50% tariffs on Canada.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/21/jd-vance-mark-carney-out-tough-trump-trade">Continue reading...</a>