Trump slashes at Prime Minister Mark Carney with hockey cartoon
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In a social media war that has become decidedly one-sided, U.S. President Donald Trump threw another haymaker in his war with Canada.
This time, the American president set his sights mainly on Prime Minister Mark Carney, though secondarily on the national pastime, posting a cartoon on Truth Social on Sunday of the two world leaders playing something that looked like hockey.
The post had 11.4 K likes.
But it looked more like superiority, with Trump in his USA jersey lording over Carney, who was sprawled on the ice wearing a Canada sweater. Trump called Carney “governor,” commanding him to “get up” off the ice.
New media post from Donald J. Trump
— Commentary Donald J. Trump Truth Social Posts On X (@TrumpTruthOnX) September 6, 2026
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‘Governor Carney’
The ‘governor’ memes directed specifically at Carney are not new, as Trump started sharing the association on social media back in the January timeframe when he called the Prime Minister “Governor Carney” for his attempts at negotiating a partnership with China, revolving around trade and investment.
Trump called Carney “Governor of Canada” again in March in a Truth Social post about saving the Great Lakes from the invasive Asian Carp.
Trump also referred to former prime minister Justin Trudeau as “Governor Trudeau” after he took over the Oval Office in January of last year.
Trump then turned his sights on the Canadian dollar exchange rate to the American greenback, saying the rate was “unacceptable” and that it has been “that way for years.”
As of Monday morning, it costs $1.38 to purchase $1 US.
“Canada’s (currency) dollar imbalance with the U.S. is unacceptable,” the post read. “It has been that way for years – but no longer!”
Trump did not elaborate further on what that comment meant.
Although there is no direct link between the two, the posts come just one day before Canadian tariffs will take effect on Tuesday, targeting nearly $28 billion on 700 American products.
“Canada’s counter tariffs will apply to products covering $27.6 billion in imports from the U.S. and will focus on sectors such as steel, dairy, appliances, agricultural equipment, pulp and paper, and electronics, that are most impacted by U.S. tariffs,” a post on the Government of Canada website said.