Did the dustup over Ontario’s $75 million Ronald Reagan ad — the one telling Americans that even the Gipper believed that, “over the long run, such trade barriers (tariffs) hurt every American worker and consumer” — expose two truths and a lie? Article content

Late Thursday, President Donald Trump took issue with the ad in a Truth Social post, expressing concern that it twisted Reagan’s legacy and undermined his own tariff policies. Article content

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“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.

A source close to the administration noted that the White House must have been in touch with the Foundation over

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