Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney don turn one small technical problem into big joke wey dey target Donald Trump. For Wednesday news conference for Toronto wey dem arrange to talk about housing policy, Carney announce say “the teleprompter don stop to work.” But instead of im to vex, im make jest say: “Unlike one particular world leader, I no see this one as conspiracy.” The people wey dey inside hall just laugh.
The joke na direct jab at Trump, wey for last September don complain plenty about teleprompter wey fail for im UN General Assembly speech for New York. Trump don originally plan to deliver im most important foreign policy speech, but im use the time to cry say im see “bad teleprompter” and “bad escalator” wey don stop while im and first lady Melania Trump dey climb up to the hall. Dem say dem don leave the rest of the way by foot.
After that, Trump even dey claim say im na victim of sabotage. For one Truth Social post the next day, im talk say im don suffer “not one, not two, but three very sinister events” and add say dem switch off the hall sound system while im dey talk. Im also call on United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres to open immediate investigation. But officials wey respond say na Trump im own team dey in charge of teleprompter, so the blame no clear.
For Wednesday night, Trump still dey attack Canada leaders for im speech for Las Vegas for Red Rock Resort. The 80-year-old president, wey don come out with one suspiciously full head of hair, tell the crowd say “Canada dey nasty. Dem dey nasty. I love the people, but dem dey nasty.” E no clear if im don hear about Carney joke wey happen earlier that day, but im talk still.
The Daily Beast don contact White House for comment on this new war of words between longtime allies, but no response come yet.
