Reagan, Trump and 1987 speech
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Trump says a Canadian ad misstated Ronald Reagan’s views on tariffs. Here are the facts and context
The ad features audio excerpts from an April 25, 1987, radio address in which Reagan said: 'Over the long run such trade barriers hurt every American worker and consumer.'
The anti-tariff ad, which President Trump pointed to in cutting off trade talks with Canada, uses several sound bites from an April 1987 speech, though not in the order President Ronald Reagan said them.
Donald Trump announced that he was terminating all trade negotiations with Canada based on their "egregious behaviour". The announcement came over an Ontario, Canada ad featuring Ronald Reagan's tarif
Furious president terminates trade talks over ‘fake’ anti-tariff ad featuring Ronald Reagan quote - Trump branded the ad as ‘FAKE’ and said that the Ronald Reagan speech had been used ‘fraudulently’
Trump has imposed double-digit tariffs on Canada’s steel, aluminum, auto, lumber and copper sectors. The president has said he is open to renegotiating the United States–Mexico–Canada Free Trade Agreement, but has also left open the possibility of abandoning the framework altogether.
In a late-night social media post, the U.S. President accused Canada of misusing former President Ronald Reagan’s words against his tariffs.
President Donald Trump shared a fake quote from former Republican President Ronald Reagan on Twitter on Monday. Trump passed along a tweet from an obscure account that called itself "The Reagan Battalion," which appeared to be impersonating a well-known ...
Trump abruptly terminated “all trade negotiations” with Canada late Thursday, pointing to an advertisement that featured the voice of former President Ronald Reagan speaking out against U.S. tariffs. Trump, who described the video as “fake,” accused Canada of “fraud” and attempting to “interfere” with a case at the Supreme Court.