Trump was offended: Canadian PM Carney apologizes to Donald Trump due to…, says’ I’m the one who’s responsible…’
Canada has been criticized for putting out an ad that falsely edited former US President Ronald Reagan’s remarks about tariffs.
Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney has apologized to United States President Doland Trump following an ad campaign from Canada criticizing tariffs, which alluded to former U.S. President Ronald Reagan.
Who produced the controversial anti-tariff advertisement?
Canada has been criticized for putting out an ad that falsely edited former US President Ronald Reagan’s remarks about tariffs. As per the Reagan Foundation, the ad campaign falsely edited Ronald Reagan’s audio and video, falsely editing the president’s message in his presidential radio address. The ad misrepresents the Presidential Radio Address,” and “did not seek nor receive permission to use and edit the remarks.
What prompted Canadian PM Carney to apologize to President Trump?
Mark Carney noted during a news conference in South Korea at the end of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit on Saturday that he is tasked with overseeing and conducting negotiations in Canada’s relationship with its biggest trading partner, the United States. While commenting on the ad, created by the Canadian province of Ontario, the Prime Minister stated, “I did apologise to the president. The president was offended.”
Where did Prime Minister Carney issue his apology?
“I’m the one who’s responsible, in my role as prime minister, for our relationship with the president of the United States, and the federal government is responsible for the foreign relationship with the US government,” Carney was quoted as saying by Al Jazeera. “So, things happen – we take the good with the bad – and I apologised.”
The relationship between the U.S. and Canada has deteriorated over the past year in the context of Trump’s objective to use tariffs around the world as a tool of foreign trade policy, which included imposing punitive tariffs against Canada’s northern neighbor.
Ontario’s advertisement, which included a speech from the 1980s by former U.S. President Ronald Reagan, cautioning that tariffs can escalate into “fierce trade wars” and unemployment, intensified the already complex situation between Canada and the United States.
Earlier, Doland Trump stated that he would raise US tariffs on Canada by 10% in response to an ad sponsored by the Ontario government opposing tariffs, worsening the relationship between one of the largest trading partners in the world, as reported by The Guardian. In other words, US President Trump has stated that he’s punishing Canada with 10 per cent extra tariffs for not pulling down the anti-tariff ad sooner.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
- Doland Trump stated that he would raise US tariffs on Canada by 10% in response to an ad sponsored by the Ontario government opposing tariffs.
- Trump stated,” Canada was caught, red handed, putting up a fraudulent advertisement on Ronald Reagan’s Speech on Tariffs.
- Canada has been criticized for putting out an ad that falsely edited former US President Ronald Reagan’s remarks about tariffs.
- The relationship between the U.S. and Canada has deteriorated over the past year.
Sharing a post on the social media platform, Truth Social, Trump stated,” Canada was caught, red handed, putting up a fraudulent advertisement on Ronald Reagan’s Speech on Tariffs. The Reagan Foundation said that they, “created an ad campaign using selective audio and video of President Ronald Reagan. The ad misrepresents the Presidential Radio Address,” and “did not seek nor receive permission to use and edit the remarks.”
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