Overview
- The teleprompter that failed at a Toronto housing briefing on Wednesday prompted Prime Minister Mark Carney to say, "I do not view this as a conspiracy," a remark widely read as a jab at President Donald Trump.
- Carney's line drew laughter and there was no immediate comment from either his office or the White House after the exchange.
- Hours later President Trump accused Canadian leadership of being "nasty" while speaking in Las Vegas, renewing a pattern of sharp rhetoric between the two governments.
- In the same news cycle Carney said he no longer has confidence in FIFA president Gianni Infantino, calling Infantino's conduct a "fatal" governance failure after a withdrawn plan to commercialize World Cup rights.
- The episode highlights growing Canada–U.S. strain since Trump returned to office, a dispute that has included broad U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods and risks further political and economic fallout between the neighbors.