U.S. President Donald Trump greets Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney as he arrives on the West Wing of the White Home on Might 6, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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President Donald Trump mentioned Thursday evening that he was terminating all commerce negotiations with Canada as a result of the Ontario provincial authorities aired an advert that includes former President Ronald Reagan talking negatively about tariffs.
Trump’s announcement accused Canada of attempting to affect a pending U.S. Supreme Courtroom case that would doom a lot of his tariffs, together with ones on Canada.
His assertion got here after The Ronald Reagan Presidential Basis and Institute mentioned that the advert misrepresents a presidential radio tackle Reagan delivered in April 1987, and that his remarks have been edited with out permission.
The inspiration didn’t say what was deceptive.
However it inspired folks to take heed to an unedited video of his tackle on its YouTube channel. It additionally mentioned it was reviewing its authorized choices.
“The Ronald Reagan Basis has simply introduced that Canada has fraudulently used an commercial, which is FAKE, that includes Ronald Reagan talking negatively about Tariffs,” Trump wrote in a Fact Social put up.
“They solely did this to intrude with the choice of the U.S. Supreme Courtroom, and different courts,” he mentioned.
“TARIFFS ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO THE NATIONAL SECURITY, AND ECONOMY, OF THE U.S.A. Primarily based on their egregious conduct, ALL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH CANADA ARE HEREBY TERMINATED,” Trump wrote.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford mentioned on Oct. 14 that the province would spend $75 million on adverts to run in america that includes Reagan criticizing tariffs.
“And we’ll repeat that message to each Republican district there’s proper throughout all the nation,” mentioned Ford, who referred to as himself a “large Ronald Reagan fan.”
Ford posted the advert on X on Oct. 16.
On the advert, Reagan is heard saying, “When somebody says, ‘Let’s impose tariffs on international imports,’ it appears to be like like they’re doing the patriotic factor by defending American merchandise and jobs.”
“And typically for a short time it really works, however just for a short while,” Reagan says over pictures of American landscapes, home scenes, and workplaces.
“However over the long term, such commerce limitations damage each American employee and client.”
Trump has made tariffs a centerpiece of his second time period within the White Home.
Thursday was the second time that Trump mentioned he was terminating commerce talks with Canada.
On June 27, he mentioned america was “terminating ALL discussions on Commerce with Canada” in response to Ottawa’s resolution to impose a digital companies tax on American tech corporations.
Canada rescinded that tax two days later.
