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Ontario premier hopes Republicans lose House and Senate as Trump trade war escalates
Ford said voters should punish Trump over tariffs and bans that hit about $20 billion in Canadian goods, calling for a Republican defeat in Congress.
- On Thursday, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he hopes Republicans lose the House and Senate in midterm elections, urging voters to hold President Donald Trump accountable for the escalating trade war with Canada.
- Washington escalated the dispute on Tuesday, banning some Canadian dairy products, motorcycles, and alcohol after Canada imposed retaliatory tariffs on about $20 billion in United States goods.
- The feud has turned personal, with Ford mocking Trump for keeping a portrait of President Ronald Reagan near his desk while pursuing tariffs Reagan criticized, a dispute that began after Ontario aired an anti-tariff ad last year.
- Trump also signed an executive order directing the United States government to refer to Lake Ontario as "Lake America," a name Canada does not recognize, while Ford dismissed the President as "not reliable at all."
- Despite these tensions, Ford said he believes Trump wants an agreement before the midterms and that Canada should return to negotiations as soon as possible to resolve the trade dispute.
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Ontario premier hopes Republicans lose House and Senate as Trump trade war escalates
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says hopes U.S. President Donald Trump’s Republicans lose control of both the House and Senate in the midterm elections, saying the vote could deliver a political rebuke over Trump’s escalating trade war with Canada.
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