Trump increases tariff on Canada
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President Donald Trump in a message posted to Truth Social on Saturday afternoon pledged to increase tariffs on Canada by 10 percent following a dispute over an anti-tariff ad using Ronald Reagan.
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.
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute is drawing blowback and praise for arguing that a Canadian government advertisement playing in U.S. markets misrepresented the 40th president's words to blast President Donald Trump's tariff policies.