{"id":169556,"date":"2025-10-27T01:39:48","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T01:39:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-tariffs-and-the-world-series-how-a-tv-ad-upended-trade-talks-between-u-s-canada-usa-today\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T01:39:48","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T01:39:48","slug":"trump-tariffs-and-the-world-series-how-a-tv-ad-upended-trade-talks-between-u-s-canada-usa-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-tariffs-and-the-world-series-how-a-tv-ad-upended-trade-talks-between-u-s-canada-usa-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump, tariffs and the World Series: How a TV ad upended trade talks between U.S., Canada – USA Today"},"content":{"rendered":"

WASHINGTON \u2013 Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney<\/a> wanted to make a friendly wager with President Donald Trump<\/a>: The Toronto Blue Jays<\/a> would beat the Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> in the World Series<\/a>, Carney confidently predicted.
But the bet never got made. Trump never returned his call.
\u201cI think he\u2019s afraid to make a bet \u2013 he doesn\u2019t like to lose,\u201d Carney joked while visiting the Blue Jays at Toronto\u2019s Rogers Centre on Thursday, Oct. 23, the eve of the World Series opener.
Before the end of the day, though, Trump had sent his own message to Canada \u2013 not about baseball, but about tariffs.
In an angry message posted on social media, Trump announced he was ending trade negotiations<\/a> with Canada over a television ad that he claimed had made misleading statements about tariffs. Trump argued the ad aimined to influence the U.S. Supreme Court<\/a> as it prepares to take up a case that could decide the fate of his sweeping tariffs on imported goods.
\u201cTARIFFS ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO THE NATIONAL SECURITY, AND ECONOMY, OF THE U.S.A.,\u201d Trump raged. \u201cBased on their egregious behavior, ALL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH CANADA ARE HEREBY TERMINATED.\u201d
It was the latest in a series of Trump tiffs with the U.S.\u2019s usually affable neighbor to the north. Since returning to office in January, Trump has infuriated Canadians by slapping punitive tariffs on Canadian goods, suggesting Canada should become the 51st<\/sup> state<\/a>, and showing a generally dismissive attitude toward Canadian leaders, especially former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau<\/a>, whom he repeatedly mocked as \u201cgovernor.\u201d
The latest contretemps came as Americans and Canadians were set to face off in an arena other than politics. The Blue Jays are making their first appearance in the World Series in more than three decades and will try to unseat the defending champs, the L.A. Dodgers.
The White House did not respond to questions about whether Trump is willing accept Carney\u2019s wager on the outcome of the series.
The 60-second ad that infuriated Trump was set to air during the series opener. The spot, paid for by the Ontario provincial government and not the Canadian federal government, features the voice of former President Ronald Reagan<\/a>, speaking during a radio address on April 25, 1987. Reagan made the remarks days after he increased tariffs on certain Japanese imports in response to Japan violating a semiconductor trade agreement.
Everything Reagan is heard saying in the ad accurately reflects the remarks he made in the address. However, the ad selects and splices certain lines from the five-minute address rather than playing the remarks in the order they were delivered or reproducing the speech in its entirety.
\u201cWhen someone says, \u2018Let\u2019s impose tariffs on foreign imports,\u2019 it looks like they\u2019re doing the patriotic thing by protecting American products and jobs. And sometimes for a short while, it works, but only for a short time,\u201d Reagan says in the ad, just as he said in the address.
The next line in the ad, however, came later in Reagan\u2019s address. \u201cHigh tariffs inevitably lead to retaliation from foreign countries and the triggering of fierce trade wars,\u201d the ad says, omitting additional remarks from Reagan before continuing: \u201cThen the worst happens: Markets shrink and collapse, businesses and industries shut down and millions of people lose their jobs.\u201d
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute said the ad \u201cmispresents\u201d the address and that the Ontario government did not receive permission to use and edit Reagan\u2019s remarks.
The White House objected because the ad omitted one particular line in Reagan\u2019s address. \u201cAs I\u2019ve often said,\u201d the former president said in the original remarks, \u201cour commitment to free trade is also a commitment to fair trade.\u201d
Trump has argued that the sweeping tariffs he has slapped on imports from Canada and other countries across the world are a response to unfair trade practices against the United States.
The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments on Nov. 5 in a case that will decide the fate of Trump\u2019s tariffs<\/a>, which he imposed unilaterally by citing the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
Lower courts have ruled Trump overstepped his authority under a law historically used for imposing economic sanctions and other penalties on foreign enemies. Trump has said the Supreme Court\u2019s decision is so important that he might attend the court\u2019s arguments in person.
In a post on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump claimed the Canadian ad misrepresented Reagan\u2019s position on tariffs.
\u201cCANADA CHEATED AND GOT CAUGHT!!!\u201d he wrote. \u201cThey fraudulently took a big buy ad saying that Ronald Reagan did not like Tariffs, when actually he LOVED TARIFFS FOR OUR COUNTRY, AND ITS NATIONAL SECURITY.\u201d
Yet Trump wildly mischaracterized Reagan\u2019s views on tariffs. Reagan made clear in his address that he was not a fan of tariffs. \u201cImposing such tariffs or trade barriers and restrictions of any kind are steps that I am loath to take,\u201d the late president said.
A few hours after Trump said he was canceling trade negotiations with Canada, Carney told reporters in Canada that U.S. trade policy has changed fundamentally since the 1980s, \u201890s and 2000s.
\u201cThe United States has tariffs against every one of their trading partners to different degrees,\u201d Carney said. \u201cAnd it\u2019s in that context that our officials, my colleagues, have been working with their American colleagues on detailed, constructive negotiations.\u201d
Carney said a lot of progress had been made before Trump terminated the talks. \u201cWe stand ready to pick up on that progress and build on that progress when the Americans are ready to have those discussions,\u201d he said.
Trump\u2019s decision to abruptly cancel the negotiations marks the second time in just four months that he has called off trade talks with Canada.
In June, Trump terminated trade talks with Canada over its proposed digital services tax targeting U.S. technology companies. Trump said the tax amounted to “a direct and blatant attack” on the United States. The negotiations resumed days later after Canada canceled the tax just before it was to take effect.
Trump warned in July that trade discussions could again be in jeopardy after Canada announced its support for Palestinian statehood. Trump, an ally of Israel, lamented on social media that Canada\u2019s decision \u201cwill make it very hard for us to make a Trade Deal with them.\u201d
\u201cOh\u2019 Canada!!!\u201d he added.
The latest disruption of the trade talks raised alarms all the way to the Vatican, where Pope Leo, the first Roman Catholic pontiff from the United States, fretted over the ongoing friction between the two neighbors.
Canada and the United States \u201care experiencing great difficulties,” Leo said during a meeting about possible reforms for the church.
“Two countries that were once considered the closest allies at times have become separated from one another,\u201d he said.
Canada is the second-largest U.S. trading partner after Mexico and the largest buyer of U.S exports. It bought $349.4 billion of U.S. goods last year and exported $412.7 billion to the U.S., according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
Meanwhile, Ontario Premier Doug Ford<\/a>, who first posted the anti-tariff ad on X on Oct. 16, took steps toward a de\u0301tente with Trump. Ford said the ad would air during the first two World Series games, but would be paused on Monday, Oct. 27, so the trade talks could continue.
Ford wrote on social media that the purpose of the ad was always \u201cto initiate a conversation about the kind of economy that Americans want to build and the impact of tariffs on workers and businesses.\u201d
\u201cWe’ve achieved our goal, having reached U.S. audiences at the highest levels,\u201d he said.
\u201cCanada and the U.S. are neighbours, friends and allies,\u201d he added. \u201cWe’re so much stronger when we work together.\u201d
And while Trump may be calling the shots in the trade tensions between the two countries, in the World Series, Canada has the upper hand for now.
The Blue Jays blew past<\/a> the Dodgers 11-4 in the series opener.
Contributing: Reuters<\/em>
Michael Collins writes about the intersection of politics and culture. A veteran reporter, he has covered the White House and Congress. Follow him on X: @mcollinsNEWS<\/em>
Joey Garrison is a White House correspondent for USA TODAY. Follow him on X: @joeygarrison<\/em><\/p>\n

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