President Trump imposed tariffs on Canada 10 percent higher than the current rate after an advertisement on Saturday are lobbying against Tariffs aired during the World Series.
Canadian advertising, in which upset the presidentCharacteristics of different parts of speech Former President Ronald Reagan spoke about “free and fair trade” when announcing his decision to impose tariffs on Japan in 1987. Critics have said that pulled segments of Reagan’s comments have been rearranged in the ad, which was organized by the Ontario government and aired during the first game of the World Series on Friday night between the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers.
“Ronald Reagan liked tariffs for purposes of national security and the economy, but Canada said he didn’t! Their ad was supposed to be taken down immediately, but they let it run last night during the World Series, knowing full well it was a hoax,” the president wrote in a statement Saturday. true social,
“Due to their serious misrepresentations of facts and hostile acts, I am increasing the tariffs on Canada by 10% more than they currently pay. Thank you for your attention to this matter!” He added.
Steel and aluminum products imported from Canada already face 50 percent tariffs. face other objects 35 percent tariffHowever, goods covered under the 2020 United States-Mexico-Canada trade agreement are exempt.
The White House did not immediately respond to The Hill’s requests for comment about how the additional 10 percent tariffs will be implemented.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford Said Following talks with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday, the ad will be removed on Monday to allow trade talks to resume, but note that it will air during the first two World Series games this weekend.
“When someone says ‘Let’s put tariffs on foreign imports,’ it looks like they’re doing a patriotic thing by protecting American products and jobs. And sometimes for a short time it works – but only for a short time,” Reagan says in the opening lines of the ad.
Reagan goes on to say in the ad, “In the long run, trade barriers like this hurt every American worker and consumer.” But in his actual speech, Reagan made this statement before the first lines used in the ad.
Ford has repeatedly lobbied against tariffs on Canada threatened Electricity exports to the US will be cut beginning this year in an effort to deal with the Trump administration’s increased tariffs.
“Canada and the United States are friends, neighbors and allies. President Ronald Reagan knew we are stronger together,” Ford written on x Friday morning. He linked a YouTube video of Reagan’s entire speech in his post.
He added, “God bless Canada and God bless the United States.”
Nevertheless, Trump suggested that the Reagan ad was being used. influence the decision of supreme court On the President’s extensive use of tariffs.
“The sole purpose of this fraud was Canada’s hope that the United States Supreme Court would come to their ‘defense’ over the tariffs they have used to harm the United States for years,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post.
“The United States is now able to defend itself against high and excessive Canadian tariffs (and from the rest of the world, too!),” he said.
The President has indicated his intention to appear in the Supreme Court verbal reasoning Regarding tariffs, citing the major impact the High Court decision would have on their foreign policy measures.
