President Donald Trump announced that he will add an additional 10% tariff to Canadian imports due to a negative television advertisement showing a speech by President Ronald Reagan.
Ontario provincial officials have said the ad, which protests Trump’s tariff policy, will be pulled from the airwaves next week; However, Trump said in a social media post that since the ad was shown during the first game of the World Series on Friday night, he is raising tariffs on Canadian products.
President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, October 22, 2025.
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“Due to their gross misrepresentation of facts and hostile act, I am raising the tariff on Canada by 10% above what they are paying now,” Trump said in a post on his social media platform.
Earlier this week, Trump said he was suspending trade talks with Canada over the announcement.
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