ترمب يعلن إنهاء مفاوضات التجارة مع كندا بشكل فوري

U.S. President Donald Trump announced yesterday (Thursday) the termination of trade negotiations with Canada, referring to a government-funded television ad from Ontario that included a soundbite of former U.S. President Ronald Reagan speaking negatively about tariffs.

Trump wrote on his platform "Truth Social": Tariffs are extremely important for national security and the U.S. economy, and based on their outrageous behavior, all trade negotiations with Canada are canceled.

Trump claimed that Canada fraudulently used a fake ad featuring Reagan speaking negatively about tariffs and that the ad was designed to interfere with the work of the Supreme Court and other courts evaluating the legality of the broad tariffs.

Trump warned of a disaster if the Supreme Court were to cancel his tariffs imposed on the country, including forcing the government to refund billions of dollars in tariffs to companies.

The mentioned ad included excerpts from a speech given by Reagan in 1987, in which he defended the principles of free trade and strongly criticized tariffs, stating that they hinder innovation, raise prices, and harm American workers.

This move comes two weeks after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's visit to meet Trump at the White House, which did not result in any announcement of a tangible agreement, despite signs of progress.