During the ongoing US-Canada trade dispute, the White House posted an image of a bald eagle attacking a Canada goose to mock its northern neighbor — but the jab quickly backfired in spectacular fashion.

Internet users traced the photo to its original source, captured by a Canadian photographer, which reveals the actual outcome: the Canada Goose fought fiercely for over 20 minutes, ultimately forcing the bald eagle to flee in defeat.

A Canadian organization even fired back at the White House by sharing a frame showing the goose standing its ground against the eagle in a tense standoff.

Adding to the irony, bald eagles were on the brink of extinction in the 1960s, and it was Canada's repeated shipments of young birds to the US that helped restore America's national bird population.