World Leader Mocks Trump as Teleprompter Glitches

Evelyn Hockstein / REUTERS Donald Trump’s least favorite world leader turned a technical glitch into a brutal joke at Trump’s expense in a new war of words between longtime allies. “I would like to inform you that the teleprompter has ceased to function,” Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced during a housing p

Carney's remark is an apparent reference to Trump's demands for an investigation after the US leader encountered a halted escalator and a non-functioning teleprompter at the 2025 UN General Assembly, where he delivered a speech

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TORONTO, Aug 5 - When his teleprompter malfunctioned on Wednesday in the middle of a news conference on housing policy, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney smiled and took a swift jab at U.S. President Donald Trump, saying, \"I do not view this as a conspiracy.\"

Faced with a teleprompter glitch, Canada's Carney mocks Trump  Reuters