The U.S. president accused an ad campaign by the provincial government of Ontario of misrepresenting Reagan’s speech on tariffs.
U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Oct. 25 that he will increase tariffs on Canada by 10 percent after he accused an ad campaign by the provincial government of Ontario of misrepresenting U.S. President Ronald Reagan’s speech on tariffs.
Trump said the ad campaign was aimed at interfering with the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court hearing on his administration’s global tariffs.
“Canada was caught, red-handed, putting up a fraudulent advertisement on Ronald Reagan’s Speech on Tariffs,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
“The Reagan Foundation said that they, ‘created an ad campaign using selective audio and video of President Ronald Reagan. The ad misrepresents the Presidential Radio Address,’ and ‘did not seek nor receive permission to use and edit the remarks. The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute is reviewing its legal options in this matter.’”
“Their Advertisement was to be taken down, IMMEDIATELY, but they let it run last night during the World Series, knowing that it was a FRAUD. Because of their serious misrepresentation of the facts, and hostile act, I am increasing the Tariff on Canada by 10% over and above what they are paying now.”
Trade negotiations between the United States and Canada were terminated by Trump on Oct. 23 after the ad was televised.
This is a breaking story and will be updated.
By Jacki Thrapp
