'Cheated and got caught!' Trump again blasts Canada over ‘fake Reagan ad'; cites national security

US President Donald Trump escalated his war of words with Canada late Thursday, abruptly cancelling trade negotiations and accusing Ottawa of “fraudulent” interference in American judicial matters.In a series of posts on his social media platform, Truth Social, the 47th POTUS claimed that Canada had “CHEATED AND GOT CAUGHT!!!” and had “fraudulently took a big buy ad saying that Ronald Reagan did not like Tariffs, when actually he LOVED TARIFFS FOR OUR COUNTRY, AND ITS NATIONAL SECURITY.”Trump alleged that the advertisement, paid for by the government of Ontario, was designed to “illegally influence the United States Supreme Court in one of the most important rulings in the history of our Country.”

He added, “Canada has long cheated on Tariffs, charging our farmers as much as 400%. Now they, and other countries, can’t take advantage of the U.S. any longer. Thank you to the Ronald Reagan Foundation for exposing this FRAUD.

MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!”Hours earlier, Trump had announced that “ALL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH CANADA ARE HEREBY TERMINATED,” accusing Ottawa of “egregious behaviour” for airing the disputed advert.

The US president wrote that the Ronald Reagan Foundation had revealed that Canada “fraudulently used an advertisement, which is FAKE, featuring Ronald Reagan speaking negatively about Tariffs.”The controversy erupted after the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Institute said on X that an ad created by Ontario “misrepresents the ‘Presidential Radio Address to the Nation on Free and Fair Trade’ dated April 25, 1987.”

The foundation stated Ontario had not received permission “to use and edit the remarks” and was “reviewing legal options in this matter.”In a separate post, Trump declared, “THE UNITED STATES IS WEALTHY, POWERFUL, AND NATIONALLY SECURE AGAIN, ALL BECAUSE OF TARIFFS! THE MOST IMPORTANT CASE EVER IS IN THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT. GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!”Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who earlier said he aimed to double exports outside the U.S.

in response to Trump’s tariff threats, did not immediately comment. His office confirmed he would attend a summit in Asia on Friday.Trade tensions between the neighbours have intensified in recent months. Trump’s tariffs on Canadian goods have hit the auto and steel industries particularly hard, while Canada has imposed retaliatory levies on certain U.S. imports.For now, Trump’s abrupt decision to cut off talks appears to have deepened an already widening rift — and left one of America’s closest allies once again in his political firing line.