President Trump abruptly called off trade negotiations with Canada on Thursday after the Ontario government funded an anti-tariff ad campaign, featuring the voice of Ronald Reagan.

“The Ronald Reagan Foundation has just announced that Canada has fraudulently used an advertisement, which is FAKE, featuring Ronald Reagan speaking negatively about Tariffs,” Trump wrote in a late night Truth Social.

President Trump meets with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on Oct. 7, 2025. AFP via Getty Images

President Trump issued the trade statement Thursday night on Truth Social. TruthSocial / @realDonaldTrump

The president said the $75 million ad was made “to interfere with the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court, and other courts” in cases

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