Ontario premier brags about anti-tariff Reagan ad that prompted Trump to cancel trade talks

The leader of Canada’s most populous province is bragging about the impact of his anti-tariff ad that prompted U.S.
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Fact-checking claims that a Canadian ad was misleading about Reagan’s tariff warning

The one-minute ad included some of Reagan’s remarks out of chronological order and omitted that Reagan recorded the address after imposing duties on some Japanese products. However, the ad’s overall message doesn’t misrepresent Reagan’s views on tariffs.

Read excerpts from Reagan’s 1987 speech on tariffs

President Donald Trump canceled trade talks with Canada on Thursday, citing a recent ad released by the government of Canada’s Ontario province that quoted former President Ronald Reagan’s 1987 radio address to the nation on fair trade.

Former Reagan advisor torches Trump over ad spat: ‘Biggest baby in the history of the earth’

A forme advisor to Ronald Reagan defended Ontario's controversial commercial that quoted Reagan's warnings about tariffs.
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Treasury Secretary Awkwardly Dodges Questions On Trump Jacking Up Canada Tariffs Because Reagan Ad Made Him Angry

Scott Bessent was confronted, Sunday, about the idea that President Donald Trump increased tariffs on Canada because of a TV ad he didn't like.
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