Trump Kills US-Canada Trade Over Reagan Ad Blunder
In an episode proving great diplomacy is a myth, Ontario Premier Doug Ford kicked off a 2025 October feud by launching a US ad featuring Ronald Reagan's 1987 anti-tariff speech during World Series games starring the Toronto Blue Jays and L.A. Dodgers. Trump accused Canada of 'fraud' for 'faking' Reagan quotes without permission, ending trade talks just eight days later via Truth Social. The Ronald Reagan Foundation demanded legal review as Ford attempted a truce, pausing the ad campaign. But Trump doubled down with a 10% tariff hike, declaring Reagan 'LOVED Tariffs for National Security.' Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called Ontario's ad 'psy-ops propaganda' that 'clearly damaged' ties. All this drama aired over blown-up baseball scores and cross-border snark. We're all just awful drivers in the geopolitical parking lot.
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When a decades-old Reagan speech triggers a US-Canada tariff war mid-World Series, you realize international diplomacy is just a slow-motion Twitter feud with baseball as background noise.
Ontario uses Reagan to call out tariffs, Trump tones it up to 'fraud,' ends talks, and throws in a 10% tariff like he's auctioning bad timing. Trade wars: where patriotism meets sitcom drama.
Nothing says fixing trade relations like airing an edited Reagan ad at a baseball game, then watching Trump declare war via social media. America, the best reality show on earth.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 10/27/2025 | Author: Thibault Spirlet
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