Subhead:Carney’s ‘Elbows Up’ strategy exposed him as a fraud, who was no match for Trump.#
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Mark Carney, the former Irish-British banker, presented himself to Canadians as the “Trump whisperer,” a sophisticated, worldly figure capable of handling Trump due to his deep understanding of global affairs.
His “Elbows Up” strategy, meant to show toughness, involved disparaging Trump, imposing internet taxes on U.S. high-tech companies during trade talks, and placing tariffs on U.S. goods even those exempted by the USMCA trade deal.
