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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

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#1546
First seen
21 Aug 2026, 15:35 UTC
Last checked
21 Aug 2026, 23:20 UTC
Version history
3 versions
Current fingerprint
6188ee65f2f0...1d0255
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Publisher layer

Recorded article metadata

Publisher
The Guardian
Country
England / United Kingdom
Source published
21 Aug 2026, 15:22 UTC
Source updated
No update timestamp supplied
Byline
Olivia Bowden in Toronto
Section
JD Vance
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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
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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

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

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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 apparently made at a fundraiser and shared with the

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  • machine content-type Reported news observable-rules-v1 / 70% rule confidence
  • publisher category Americas rss-category
  • publisher category Business rss-category
  • publisher category Canada rss-category
  • publisher category JD Vance rss-category
  • publisher category Mark Carney rss-category
  • publisher category Republicans rss-category
  • publisher category Tariffs rss-category
  • publisher category Trump administration rss-category
  • publisher category Trump tariffs rss-category
  • publisher category US foreign policy rss-category
  • publisher category US news rss-category
  • publisher category US politics rss-category
  • publisher category World news rss-category
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Capture ID
#905
Observed
21 Aug 2026, 16:35 UTC
HTTP result
200 / parsed
Raw payload
470,521 bytes, private gzip evidence
Collector
news-ledger/0.1
Public boundary
metadata and excerpt