US EditionTrump rips Canada’s ‘crooked’ anti-tariffs ad as possibly AI
- On Friday , President Donald Trump announced he was ending all trade negotiations with Canada after an ad used spliced excerpts from Ronald Reagan's 1987 speech.
- President Donald Trump said the ad was `crooked` and suggested excerpts may have been AI-generated, claiming it misrepresented Reagan amid tariff tensions, this Friday.
- Broadcast metrics indicated the spot ran most often in New York media market with more than 530 airings and around 280 in Washington, D.C., including during World Series games featuring Toronto Blue Jays vs Los Angeles Dodgers.
- Premier Doug Ford said he would pull the Ontario provincial advertising campaign to allow trade talks to resume, pausing the campaign effective Monday as Prime Minister Mark Carney affirmed Canada’s readiness to restart negotiations.
- More than three-quarters of Canadian exports go to the U.S., and nearly $3.6 billion Canadian cross the border daily, as Trump plans to skip the APEC dinner on Wednesday .
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Scott Bessent: Canada’s Reagan ad is ‘propaganda,’ part of a psy-op
Scott Bessent said Ontario’s anti-tariff ad was propaganda. JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images Scott Bessent said Ontario’s anti-tariff ad, featuring quotes from Ronald Reagan, was “propaganda.” “What was the purpose of that other than to sway public opinion?” Bessent said in an interview. Trump said he had paused trade talks with Canada and would impose a 10% tariff on its goods because of the ad. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Canada’s…
Scott Bessent: Canada's Reagan ad is 'propaganda,' part of a psy-op
Scott Bessent said Ontario's anti-tariff ad was propaganda.JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty ImagesScott Bessent said Ontario's anti-tariff ad, featuring quotes from Ronald Reagan, was "propaganda.""What was the purpose of that other than to sway public opinion?" Bessent said in an interview.Trump said he had paused trade talks with Canada and would impose a 10% tariff on its goods because of the ad.US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Canada's anti-…
Ronald Reagan has been, at least until Donald Trump’s political landing a decade ago, the president adored by the Republicans. The conservative icon passed away in 2004, but the popularity he still retains has become a problem for his current successor, Donald Trump: the president of the United States has reacted with fury against the use in an announcement of a Reagan speech condemning tariffs – the central part of New York billionaire’s policy…
BC’s Eby Says His Province Is Also Making Ads as Trump Targets Ontario’s Anti-Tariff Campaign
B.C. Premier David Eby says his province is preparing ads opposing U.S. tariffs on Canada, as U.S. President Donald Trump has targeted Ontario’s anti-tariff ad campaign. “Americans need to hear how tariffs raise prices,” Eby said in an Oct. 24 X post. “We’re making ads to defend British Columbia and Canada’s forestry workers. Our wood faces higher US tariffs than Russia. Absurd. Truth will win!” Eby’s comments came in response to Trump cancellin…
Trump to Hike US Prices Because 'Canada Hurt His Feelings' With Reagan Tariffs Ad
"He's increasing taxes on Americans by executive fiat because he didn't like an advertisement that quoted Reagan's (accurate) views on tariffs," said one US journalist. "You (and I) are paying these taxes—not Canada."
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