As is now widely reported, the United States and Canada failed to reach a trade deal. As a result, there will be a fresh round of tariff exchanges. The most Trump-deranged of the three major network evening newscasts has taken a side, and as a result may need to consider a name change.
Watch as the American Broadcasting Company’s Senior Political Correspondent closes out her report on financial news on Iran and Canada- doing her darnedest to sound like the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation:
WATCH: Rachel Scott's close to their report on Iran sanctions and Canada tariffs leaves one with the impression they are watching the CBC as opposed to ABC
RACHEL SCOTT: And, David, back to Canada. They are not backing down. They say more retaliatory tariffs are on the way.… pic.twitter.com/pNqvIQXc6G— Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) August 25, 2026
RACHEL SCOTT: And, David, back to Canada. They are not backing down. They say more retaliatory tariffs are on the way. President Trump says that Canada wants the benefits of being a state without actually being one. But tonight, Canada is making it clear they will not be pushed around. David?
DAVID MUIR: Rachel Scott live at The White House for us. Rachel, thank you.
Rachel Scott’s close is all the proof you need that this is a Resistance™-coded story. The tell is in Scott’s emphasis that Canada won’t be”backing down” to, or “pushed around” by President Donald Trump. This is the same language that Scott deploys when highlighting the Democrat du jour’s efforts to resist Trump.
Scott did the same thing yesterday for This Week, closing out her brief by highlighting Prime Minister Carney’s statements.
WATCH: @ThisWeekABC instinctively takes the side of Canada while reporting on the last-second collapse of recent trade talks. All Carney spin and doom, no actual reporting on WHY the talks failed. Not the first time we xi Disney-ABC go down this road.
JON KARL: Good morning.… pic.twitter.com/vYwr70PCcL— Jorge Bonilla (@BonillaJL) August 23, 2026
JON KARL: Good morning. Welcome to This Week. We will get to our exclusive interview with Texas Governor Greg Abbott in a moment. But we begin with breaking news involving America's relationship with our closest ally. This weekend tense trade negotiations broke down, triggering major new U.S. tariffs against Canada, with the Canadian Prime Minister vowing to match those tariffs dollar for dollar. Prime minister Mark Carney declaring, quote, “America has changed”. Let's get right to Senior Political Correspondent Rachel Scott at The White House. Good morning, Rachel. We seem to be witnessing a breakdown in relations which- with Canada that seems to go beyond trade.
RACHEL SCOTT: Yes, John, good morning to you. And this really did come down to the wire. These talks completely collapsing between the U.S. and Canada. And this morning, Americans are now bracing for an all-out trade war with one of our closest allies and also our neighbor to the north. So President Trump has now imposed a 50 percent tariff on about $20 billion in Canadian goods. He says that Canada wants the benefits of being a state without actually being one. Well Mark Carney, Canada's Prime Minister, is not backing down. He says that Canada will match those tariffs dollar for dollar imposing tariffs on a sweeping amount of goods, apparel, electronics, paper goods and steel. And that would start on September 8th. So that means for Americans here at home, they could see prices increase. We could also see small businesses be hit. But John listen, you mentioned it here. And this goes far beyond trade because this also impacts our relationship with Canada. And Carney did not mince words. He says that America is attacking Canada at one point, even comparing it to being at war with America. Jon.
Today’s report was just as stacked. Scott opens with tariff DOOM, and a bevy of quotes from Canadian officials as opposed to a single JD Vance soundbite. Two of those were from Ontario Premier Doug Ford calling on President Trump to kiss his posterior. Two “Trump can kiss my ass quotes” from Ford, two from Prime Minister Carney, and one quote from Vance.
For added measure, Scott found a Michigan furniture manufacturer for the obligatory tariff harm soundbite. On the other hand: how many people are really thinking about tariffs once they’ve decided to spring $2K for an oak dining room table? If Scott asked that question, it didn’t make it to air.
Nowhere in the report is there any mention of why the trade deal went sideways, no mention of dairy, and no mention of Canada’s new proximity to China. Absent these, viewers are left to sort through Resistance slop. Par for the course for ABC, now cosplaying as the CBC.
Watch the full transcript of the aforementioned report as aired on ABC World News Tonight on Monday, August 24th, 2026:
DAVID MUIR: Also tonight, President Trump's dramatic escalation of his trade war with Canada. Tonight, some Canadian leaders with choice words for the president asking what about American automakers, saying Canadians buy a lot of American. And tonight, the new economic threats involving Iran. Rachel Scott on it all from The White House tonight.
RACHEL SCOTT: Tonight, the U.S. and Canada racing towards a full blown trade war. President Trump threatening new 50% tariffs on Canadian car parts, cars, trucks and steel. Prime Minister Mark Carney vowing to retaliate dollar for dollar.
MARK CARNEY: You're at war when you get attacked. We got attacked.
SCOTT: Trade talks collapsed over the weekend.
JD VANCE: They came in with a bunch of unreasonable last minute demands. I frankly thought we had a deal. I think that we should have a deal. But I think that we need to send a message loud and clear…
SCOTT: Ontario's premier lashing out at President Trump.
DOUG FORD: Well, he can kiss my ass far as I'm concerned.
SCOTT: Then doubling down.
FORD: I have a lot of real estate on my ass, so he has a lot of room to kiss my ass. (VIDEO SWIPE) Hopefully they'll come to their senses when they see the pain he's putting on the American people.
SCOTT: Canada's prime minister zeroing in on American auto workers.
CARNEY: What message does that send to the workers in Michigan and Ohio and Kentucky and Alabama who rely on Canadian demand? We're their largest customer for automobiles.
SCOTT: Already steep tariffs on Canadian products hitting home. Michael Howard's furniture business in Warren, Michigan, relies on Canadian lumber.
MICHAEL HOWARD: Those tariffs hurt American businesses, American families like mine. We ultimately are the ones that pay the tariffs, and I wish folks really understood that.
SCOTT: It comes as the administration turns up economic pressure on Iran. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was expected to unveil a host of sanctions against countries that do business with Iran.
SCOTT BESSENT: An economic engagement of any kind with this murderous regime will expose those responsible to the full reach of American power.
SCOTT: But Bessent wouldn't name the countries the U.S. is targeting, or a timeline for them to comply.
REPORTER: Why not impose the sanctions today?
BESSENT: Well, we are giving everyone the opportunity the- to remedy bad behavior. Why would I want to blow up the global financial system?
SCOTT: And, David, back to Canada. They are not backing down. They say more retaliatory tariffs are on the way. President Trump says that Canada wants the benefits of being a state without actually being one. But tonight, Canada is making it clear they will not be pushed around. David?
MUIR: Rachel Scott live at The White House for us. Rachel, thank you.
