Trump Threatens Additional 10% Tariff on Canadian Goods
President Donald Trump wrote on social media that because of the "serious misrepresentation of the facts" in an ad the government of Ontario ran during the World Series, using excerpts of a Ronald Reagan speech, "I am increasing the Tariff on Canada by 10% over and above what they are paying now. " It's not clear what this would apply to.
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Trump called the ad "a hostile act."
He complained, "The sole purpose of this FRAUD was Canada’s hope that the United States Supreme Court will come to their 'rescue' on Tariffs that they have used for years to hurt the United States. ... Ronald Reagan LOVED Tariffs for purposes of National Security and the Economy, but Canada said he didn’t!"