By Tim Reid

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Since February, a large, smiling portrait of Ronald Reagan has loomed over the Oval Office, watching Donald Trump each time he settles behind the Resolute Desk long used by U.S. presidents.

The painting – provided by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Institute and prominently installed by Trump as a tribute to the former Republican president – signals admiration. But, according to veteran Republicans and historians, the relationship is more fraught: Trump’s bond with Reagan is as much about rivalry as it is about reverence.

They point to Trump’s abrupt decision on Thursday to suspend trade talks with Canada after Ontario’s provincial government aired an anti-tariff ad quoting Reagan’s own words in order to criticize Trump – evidence, they argu

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