TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told the Trump administration Tuesday to “stop doing memes, stop throwing shade and stop trying to be tough,” as he pushed back against a fresh wave of attacks from Washington.

Trump administration officials mocked Canada and its military capabilities on Monday as tensions between the neighboring countries escalated over their trade dispute, just as Canadian voters handed Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal Party a sweep in three special elections.

The Canadian prime minister said the U.S. has dropped some positions it held when negotiations broke down last month

Amid a trade war, Canada’s Liberals swept three special votes and new polling suggested strong support for Prime Minister Mark Carney and his retaliatory tariffs against the U.S.

"Canada is being tested in a changing world, and Canadians are up for it," Carney wrote on X.

Canadian ⁠Prime ⁠Minister Mark Carney's ⁠Liberal party won three special elections on Tuesday, ​maintaining Carney's slim majority in Parliament at a time when ‌he has called for national ‌unity to face a worsening trade war with ⁠U.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that the U.S. deal would’ve placed the Canadian auto industry at a disadvantage as President Donald Trump‘s tariffs cast uncertainty over the North American auto sector.

The U.S.-Canada trade war has galvanized Canadians behind their prime minister’s decision to walk away from negotiations. What happens when the time comes for talks to restart?

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals swept three special elections in a result that showed voters backing Carney for standing up for Canada against U.S. President Donald Trump

Carney’s announcement comes two weeks after a near-deal on trade tariffs with the Trump administration fell apart.