Overview
- Speaking in Gyeongju, South Korea, Prime Minister Mark Carney said he privately apologized to President Trump and emphasized he had told Ontario Premier Doug Ford not to run the ad.
- The commercial used reordered lines from Ronald Reagan’s 1987 remarks on tariffs, and the Reagan Foundation says the ad misrepresented the address and is reviewing legal options.
- Trump said he accepted Carney’s apology in tone but confirmed that U.S.–Canada trade talks remain halted.
- Ontario agreed to pause the campaign, though the spot still aired during World Series broadcasts before the pause, and Ford defended it as effective.
- Carney said talks would resume when the U.S. is ready, while Trump alleged the ad sought to influence an upcoming Supreme Court case on tariff authority and ordered an extra 10% levy on Canadian goods.