The US president says the Ontario government’s anti-tariff ad featuring Ronald Reagan needs to be removed ‘immediately’.
Published on October 25, 2025
Donald Trump has announced additional 10-percent tariffs on Canada, as the United States president continues to lash out at his country’s northern neighbor. Controversial anti-tariff ad Including former President Ronald Reagan.
In a social media post on Saturday, Trump said the ad “was going to be taken down immediately, but (Canada) let it run last night during the World Series knowing it was a hoax”.
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“Due to gross misrepresentation of facts and adverse action, I am raising tariffs on Canada by 10% over what they are paying now,” he said.
Produced by the Canadian province of Ontario, the ad features a 1980 speech by Reagan in which the former Republican leader warned. Higher tariffs on foreign imports could affect the US economy.
US Govt Suspended trade talks In an ad this week with Canada, Ontario accused the provincial government of misrepresenting Reagan’s position and trying to influence the US Supreme Court’s decision on Trump’s tariff policy.
On Friday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced that, after consulting with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, the province would “stop the US advertising campaign effective Monday so that trade talks can resume”.
“It was always our intention to start a conversation about the kind of economy the American people want to build and the impact tariffs have on workers and businesses. We have achieved our goal, reaching the highest level of US audiences,” Ford wrote on X.
“I’ve directed my team to get our message out to the American people over the weekend so we can air our commercial during the first two World Series games.”
The Canadian government did not immediately comment on Trump’s announcement of additional tariffs on Saturday.
It is unclear if the ad will run during the second World Series game between the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers, which is set for 8pm local time in Toronto on Saturday (00:00 GMT Sunday).
Since taking office in January, Trump has unveiled sweeping tariffs against several countries, including Canada, straining relations with a longtime US ally.
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