❗️Trump terminates all trade talks with Canada over TV advertisement
❗️Trump terminates all trade talks with Canada over TV advertisement
US President Donald Trump has announced that all trade negotiations with Canada are officially terminated. He cited a TV advertisement created by the Canadian provincial government which used edited remarks by the late Ronald Reagan without authorization as the triggering factor. Trump claimed the ad used Reagan’s voice to attack US tariffs, calling it “fraudulent.”
Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform late on Thursday, 23 October: “Based on their egregious behaviour, ALL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH CANADA ARE HEREBY TERMINATED.”
Canada and the US had been engaged in weeks of negotiations over a possible agreement following Trump’s earlier decision to impose tariffs on Canadian steel, aluminum, and automobiles which are measures that prompted reciprocal action from Ottawa.
The Canadian prime minister’s office has not yet responded to requests for comment on Trump’s declaration that all trade talks have been terminated due to the advertisement.
