Trump threatens Canada with 10% extra import tax for not pulling down anti-tariffs ad sooner
ON AIR FORCE ONE (AP) — President Donald Trump He said he planned to march on Saturday tariffs An extra 10% increase in imports of Canadian goods due to anti-tariff television ad Published by the province of Ontario.
The ad used quotes from former President Ronald Reagan to criticize US tariffs, angering Trump, who said he would end the tariffs Trade talks with Canada. Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he would pull the ad after the weekend, and it aired during the first game of the World Series on Friday night.
“Their ad should have been removed IMMEDIATELY, but they allowed it to run last night during the World Series knowing it was a FRAUD,” Trump said in a post on the Truth Social platform while flying to Malaysia on Air Force One.
“Due to their serious misrepresentation of facts and hostile behavior, I am increasing the tariff on Canada by 10% above what they currently pay.”
It is not yet clear when the 10 per cent increase will come into force or whether it will apply to all Canadian goods.
Canada’s economy has been hit hard by Trump’s tariffs, and so has Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. I’m trying to work with Trump to bring them down. More than three-quarters of Canada’s exports go to the United States, with approximately C$3.6 billion (US$2.7 billion) worth of goods and services crossing the border each day.
While a 35% tariff is imposed on many Canadian products, a 50% tariff is also applied to steel and aluminum. Energy products have a lower rate of 10%, while other goods covered by the U.S.-Canada-Mexico Agreement are exempt. This trade agreement is planned to be reviewed. Trump negotiated the deal during his first term but has since cooled off on the issue.
Trump and Carney will attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Malaysia. But Trump told reporters traveling with him that he had no intention of meeting Carney there.
Trump said that the ad misrepresented the position of Reagan, who was president for two terms and one of the popular names of the Republican Party. However Reagan was cautious about tariffs and used much of the 1987 address from Ontario’s ad in describing the case against the tariffs.
Trump complained ad aimed to influence US Supreme Court Discussions planned for next month That could decide whether Trump has the authority to impose broad tariffs that are a key part of his economic strategy.
