Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Saturday Confirmed Earlier this week he apologized to President Trump after an ad aired in Ontario Was critical of Trump’s tariffs and used former President Reagan’s comments to argue against the trade policy.
“I have apologized to the president,” Carney told reporters after the Asia-Pacific (APEC) summit in South Korea. reuters Informed.
“The President was offended by the act, or the ad… It’s not something I would have done – which is to put out an ad – and so I apologized to him,” he later said. According to the New York Times,
Trump told reporters Friday that he spoke to the prime minister and called Carney “very good.”
“They apologized for what they did with the ad because it was a false ad. You know, it was just the opposite. Ronald Reagan “He loved the tariffs and he tried to get around to it,” the president said on Air Force One. “And he apologized, and I appreciate that.”
Ford, who has been a vocal opponent The ad aired despite Carney’s clear prediction about Trump’s import tax increases. Video was also scheduled run on screen During the 2025 World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays.
trump deleted edited footage “Possibly” artificial intelligence and accused America’s northern neighbor of spreading misinformation. In response, he left stop trade talks And permanent tariff increased Extra 10 percent on Canada.
The president said Friday that while he appreciated Carney’s concession, he would not restart trade talks with Canada at this time.
Local leaders in view of advertisement have defended Ford’s stance.
“I support the prime minister’s vision,” Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown told CBC earlier this month. “It got a lot of coverage.”
He added, “And the words are true, despite what they’re trying to spin and say, you know, this is only part of the speech, Ronald Reagan saw tariffs as taxes that would cost America in the long run.”
Trump has also done it alleged Canada was attempting to intervene in a case coming before the Supreme Court Challenges For administration tariffs. Oral arguments in the case are scheduled for November 5.
