BREAKING: Donald Trump melts down, screeches “FAKE,” and flees from trade negotiations with Canada after they release an old video of Ronald Reagan slamming tariffs.
For the umpteenth time, Donald Trump just proved that his ego is a bigger threat to America’s economy than any foreign nation. In an outburst that would make even a toddler blush, Trump announced on Truth Social that he’s cutting off all trade negotiations with Canada because of — wait for it — an ad.
That’s right. The Province of Ontario aired a clip of Ronald Reagan (yes, Saint Ronnie himself!) warning against tariffs back in 1987, and Trump lost his mind.
“ALL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH CANADA ARE HEREBY TERMINATED,” Trump shouted online, insisting that the video was “FAKE” and somehow part of a plot to “interfere with the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court.”
Because, of course, in Trump World, a decades-old Reagan radio address is now a deep-state conspiracy.
The ad, which cost Ontario about $53 million to air in the U.S., simply used real Reagan quotes criticizing tariffs for destroying markets and costing jobs. But Trump — who worships tariffs like they’re gospel — took it as a personal attack and decided to blow up trade with one of America’s closest allies over a commercial break.
Even the Reagan Foundation piled on, bizarrely calling the ad “misleading” and threatening to “review ....
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