Trump Ends Canada Trade Negotiations
President Donald Trump announced the termination of trade talks with Canada, citing an anti-tariff advertisement released by the Ontario government.
Trump said he canceled the talks in response to the ad, which featured audio from a 1987 speech by former US President Ronald Reagan criticizing tariffs on foreign goods.
In the speech, Reagan stated that tariffs hurt "every American worker and consumer" and "triggering fierce trade wars."
- The Ronald Reagan Foundation claimed the ad "misrepresents" the speech.
- The Ontario government had not asked permission to use the clip.
The full five-minute speech, published on YouTube by the Reagan Library, supports free and fair trade.
Author's summary: Trump ends Canada trade talks over ad.