US President Donald Trump on Friday said that he was ending "all trade negotiations" with neighbour country Canada because of recent television ads protesting US tariffs, calling it "egregious behavior" aimed at influencing US court decisions on his tariff policy.
His announcement comes after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that he aims to double his country’s exports to countries outside the US because of the threat posed by Trump’s tariffs.
"The Ronald Reagan Foundation has just announced that Canada has fraudulently used an advertisement, which is fake, featuring Ronald Reagan speaking negatively about tariffs," Trump wrote in a social media post. "The ad was for $75,000."
He alleged that the ad is aimed at interfering with the decision of the US Supreme Court.
"They only did this to interfere with the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court, and other courts," Trump said, reiterating that tariffs are very important to the national security and economy of the USA.
"Based on the egregious behaviour, all trade negotiations with Canada are hereby terminated," the US President said.
His announcement comes after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that he aims to double his country’s exports to countries outside the US because of the threat posed by Trump’s tariffs.
"The Ronald Reagan Foundation has just announced that Canada has fraudulently used an advertisement, which is fake, featuring Ronald Reagan speaking negatively about tariffs," Trump wrote in a social media post. "The ad was for $75,000."
He alleged that the ad is aimed at interfering with the decision of the US Supreme Court.
"They only did this to interfere with the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court, and other courts," Trump said, reiterating that tariffs are very important to the national security and economy of the USA.
"Based on the egregious behaviour, all trade negotiations with Canada are hereby terminated," the US President said.
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