By Asiye Latife Yilmaz
ISTANBUL (AA) - US President Donald Trump announced the termination of all trade negotiations with Canada on Thursday, citing the “fraudulent” use of a video advertisement featuring the voice of the late President Ronald Reagan.
Trump said the Ronald Reagan Foundation reported that Canada has “fraudulently used an advertisement, which is FAKE, featuring Ronald Reagan speaking negatively about Tariffs.”
He said the video advertisement, reportedly costing $75,000, had been used to interfere with decisions of the US Supreme Court and other courts.
“TARIFFS ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO THE NATIONAL SECURITY, AND ECONOMY, OF THE U.S.A. Based on their egregious behavior, ALL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH CANADA ARE HEREBY TERMINATED,” Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform.