Trump, Reagan and tariffs

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What Reagan actually said in the speech on tariffs that caused Trump to cut off Canada trade talks
The speech on tariffs from President Ronald Reagan that the Ontario government used in a $75 million ad blitz did omit a key section that calls into question the thrust of the message.

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What Ronald Reagan Said About Tariffs as Trump Cancels Canada Negotiations
Trump says a Canadian ad misstated Ronald Reagan’s views on tariffs. Here are the facts and context
Ontario premier provokes Trump's ire once again with Reagan ad
The premier of Canada’s most populous province has again complicated the country’s delicate trade negotiations with the U.S., this time with a political ad targeting Americans that has drawn the ire ...

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What's in Reagan advert that caused US-Canada trade talks to collapse?
Trump ends trade talks with Canada over anti-tariff Reagan advert
Trump says he is ending trade negotiations with Canada
However Ontario’s premier Doug Ford has been championing the ads. “I’m a big Ronald Reagan fan,” Ford said last week, adding that he wanted to take the former president’s words on tariffs “and blast i...

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Reagan Foundation becomes the latest US institution drawn into Donald Trump's controversies
Ontario to Pull Reagan Anti-Tariff Ad After Trump Tantrum, Threat to Terminate Trade Talks

CNN’s Jake Tapper Calls BS On Trump Claim About Anti-Tariff Ad Using Reagan Speech

Jake Tapper called BS on President Donald Trump over his claims about an anti-tariff ad featuring a radio address by former President Ronald Reagan.

Read excerpts from Reagan’s 1987 speech on tariffs

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.

‘Morning Joe’ co-hosts question Reagan Foundation’s ‘odd’ anger over Canada tariffs ad

Joe Scarborough said the ad, featuring an April 25, 1987, address from the former president, “reflected Reagan’s feelings about tariffs 100%.”

What the Ronald Reagan ad that got Trump so angry was really all about

President Donald Trump has canceled trade negotiations with Canada over what he called a “fake” ad that featured parts of an anti-tariff speech delivered by conservative hero and former President Ronald Reagan.
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