Trump, Ontario and Canada
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U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he had terminated trade negotiations with Canada in response to an advert produced by the government of Ontario featuring historic footage of President Ronald Reagan arguing that tariffs undermine economic prosperity.
Trump attacked the ad on Truth Social Friday posting: “CANADA CHEATED AND GOT CAUGHT!!! They fraudulently took a big buy ad saying that Ronald Reagan did not like Tariffs, when actually he LOVED TARIFFS FOR OUR COUNTRY, AND ITS NATIONAL SECURITY.″
President Donald Trump has canceled trade negotiations with Canada over what he called a “fake” ad that featured parts of an anti-tariff speech delivered by conservative hero and former President Ronald Reagan.
The Premier of Ontario says he will pull an advertisement that criticized President Trump's tariff policies. The ad features a 1987 speech from former President Ronald Reagan. It got a strong reaction from Mr.
At the least, the developments represent an unusually tense application of the foundation’s typical mission, which is to buttress Reagan’s legacy. The situation also highlights the foundation as the latest U.S. establishment institution to be drawn into the controversies of Trump’s aggressive second administration.