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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Kelly Rissman

‘We achieved our goal’: Canadian leader defends the use of Reagan ad that upset Trump

Ontario Premier Doug Ford declared “mission accomplished” after his provincial government aired anti-tariff ads featuring Ronald Reagan upset U.S. President Donald Trump.

The ad spliced clips of the former president’s 1987 address in which he warns that tariffs “hurt every American.” In response, Trump branded the ad “crooked,” announced he was suspending trade talks with Canada, and then imposed a 10 percent additional tariff on the country after Ford delayed pulling the ad.

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