Overview
- Trump told reporters he will not resume negotiations for now and claimed Prime Minister Mark Carney apologized for the commercial during their APEC interactions.
- Ontario’s ad featured audio from Reagan’s 1987 radio address cautioning that protectionist tariffs hurt American workers and trigger retaliation.
- The Reagan Foundation condemned the spot as a misrepresentation using edited remarks without permission, even as fact-checks note Reagan generally favored free trade.
- Ontario Premier Doug Ford withdrew the ad after consulting Carney but allowed previously booked airings during the first two World Series games.
- Trump has announced an additional 10% tariff on Canada in response, though no formal order has been signed, as a Supreme Court review of presidential tariff powers draws near.