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Trump shares hockey cartoon mocking Canadian PM Mark Carney

US President's social media post comes ahead of Canada's retaliatory tariffs.

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Trump shares hockey cartoon mocking Canadian PM Mark Carney

What this story says

  • Donald Trump shared a cartoon on Truth Social depicting him and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney playing hockey, with Trump in the foreground telling Carney to 'Get up, governor.'
  • Trump has previously referred to Canadian Prime Ministers as 'governor,' a practice he has continued with Carney.
  • Canada is scheduled to implement retaliatory tariffs on U.S. products on September 8.
  • These tariffs are a response to U.S. tariffs imposed on Canada in late August.

Who covered it

Left 17%(2)Centre 25%(3)Right 58%(7)

Percentages are shares of the 12 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 3 of the 15 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

42/100

Craft

59/100

Hype

68/100

15 sources · methodology

Thin on the left so far

Only 2 of the 12 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.

This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.

Donald Trump shared a cartoon image on Truth Social showing him and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney playing hockey. In the image, Trump, wearing a USA Hockey jersey, stands over Carney, who is wearing a Hockey Canada sweater and is sprawled on the ice. Trump's caption reads, 'Get up, governor.'

This is not the first time Trump has referred to a Canadian Prime Minister as 'governor.' He has also previously suggested Canada should become the 51st U.S. state. Trump has also criticised Canada's exchange rate with the U.S., stating it is 'unacceptable' and has been that way for years.

Disagreement on tariff details

Reports differ on the specifics of the upcoming Canadian tariffs. CTV News states that Canada's tariffs will target nearly $28 billion worth of more than 700 American goods and are a response to 50 per cent tariffs the Trump administration placed on Canada in late August. Times of India and The Economic Times report that Canada's retaliatory tariffs will be on more than 700 U.S. products worth $27.6 billion, and are set to go into effect on September 8. News-pravda.com states that Trump's post implies Carney is the head of an American state.

What the coverage left out

None of the left-rated digests mention Donald Trump's criticism of Canada's exchange rate with the U.S. None of the centre-rated digests mention Donald Trump's criticism of Canada's exchange rate with the U.S. None of the right-rated digests mention Donald Trump's criticism of Canada's exchange rate with the U.S.

Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 7 times, most recently on 8 Sept 2026, 10:45, and will add the sides that appear.

How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

2 rated outlets

  • Both left-rated reports highlighted Trump's social media post and his use of the term 'governor' in relation to Prime Minister Mark Carney. La Presse noted that Trump launched 'an umpteenth sting' at Carney on his social network on the eve of the implementation of tariff countermeasures. TVA Nouvelles stated that Donald Trump is 'once again caught up with' Prime Minister Mark Carney.

Centre

3 rated outlets

  • Centre-rated reports focused on Trump's hockey cartoon post and the context of rising trade tensions. CTV News reported that Trump's jab came days before Canada's tariffs on U.S. products were set to go into effect, and that these levies were a response to U.S. tariffs placed on Canada in late August. The Economic Times and CP24 also noted the timing of the post relative to the upcoming Canadian tariffs.

Right

7 rated outlets

  • Right-rated reports consistently mentioned Trump's hockey cartoon and his use of the term 'governor' for Prime Minister Mark Carney. Globo's digest stated that Canada applies retaliation from Tuesday and Trump reacts with 'more insults and threats.' The Savage Nation and The Gateway Pundit noted that Trump has long suggested he will make Canada the 51st state if they cannot afford to pay U.S. tariffs. News-pravda.com reported that Trump's post implies Carney is the head of an American state. EADaily stated that Trump 'humiliated' the Prime Minister of Canada by publishing the image and calling him Governor.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Trump shares hockey cartoon mocking Canadian PM Mark Carney?
Of the 12 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 17% are rated left, 25% are rated centre, 58% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 15. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is Trump shares hockey cartoon mocking Canadian PM Mark Carney left or right?
Neither side dominates it. Of the 12 rated outlets on this story, 17% are rated left, 25% are rated centre, 58% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
Is the coverage of Trump shares hockey cartoon mocking Canadian PM Mark Carney biased?
Trump shares hockey cartoon mocking Canadian PM Mark Carney is one event reported by 15 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
Which side is not reporting Trump shares hockey cartoon mocking Canadian PM Mark Carney?
When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
Which outlets covered Trump shares hockey cartoon mocking Canadian PM Mark Carney?
15 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
What did Donald Trump post on social media?
Donald Trump shared a cartoon image on Truth Social depicting him and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney playing hockey. In the image, Trump is shown telling Carney to 'Get up, governor.'
Why is Donald Trump calling Mark Carney 'governor'?
Donald Trump has a history of referring to Canadian Prime Ministers as 'governor.' He has also previously suggested that Canada should become the 51st U.S. state, implying a desire for direct control over Canadian leadership.
When will Canada's retaliatory tariffs take effect?
Canada is scheduled to implement retaliatory tariffs on U.S. products on September 8. These tariffs are a response to U.S. tariffs that were placed on Canada in late August.

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Centre

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Right

7

Not rated

3

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