What Ontario's anti-tariff ad says vs. what Ronald Reagan said in his speech

'Canada cheated and got caught,' Trump said in a post on social media

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The decision of the Ford government to run an anti-tariff advertisement using the voice of former President Ronald Reagan has led to an abrupt halt to trade negotiations between Canada and the United States.

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The ad, which was shared on social media by the Ontario premier on Oct. 16, borrowed an audio clip of Reagan’s radio address in April 1987. U.S. President Donald Trump called it “fake.” He also said the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute announced that the advertisement was done “fraudulently.”

“Tariffs are very important to the national security and economy of the U.S.A.,” said Trump in a post on Truth Social on Thursday. “Based on the egregious behavior (sic), all trade negotiations with Canada are hereby terminated.”

“Canada cheated and got caught,” Trump said in another post, on Friday. “They fraudulently took a big buy ad saying that Ronald Reagan did not like tariffs, when actually he loved tariffs for our country, and its national security.”