Trump, Reagan and tariffs
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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.
Overall, the ad’s message aligns with most of Reagan’s remarks, which, over five minutes, expressed a dim view of tariffs. Reagan said he believed that in the long term, tariffs would lead to trade wars and hurt Americans.
President Donald Trump pulled out of trade talks with Canada Thursday, furious over what he called a “fake’’ television ad from Ontario’s provincial government that quoted former President Ronald Reagan from 38 years ago criticizing tariffs -- Trump’s favorite economic tool.
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.
Joe Scarborough said the ad, featuring an April 25, 1987, address from the former president, “reflected Reagan’s feelings about tariffs 100%.”
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute is drawing blowback and praise for arguing that a Canadian government advertisement playing in U.S. markets misrepresented the 40th president's words to blast President Donald Trump's tariff policies.
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.