Trump Low-Key Cancelled Trade Talks With Canada Over a Wild Ad 💀

The Deets

Okay, so here's the tea: Trump straight-up ended trade talks with Canada. Why? Apparently, Ontario dropped an ad that used audio from a Reagan speech, and Trump is big mad about it. He's calling the ad fraudulent and saying it was trying to mess with court stuff, which is totally sus.

Trump's like, "Tariffs are important, no cap," but the Reagan Foundation ain't feeling this ad either. They're saying Ontario twisted Reagan's words and didn't even ask to use the audio. Ontario's clapping back, saying the audio is public domain, so it's all good.

Meanwhile, Canada's Prime Minister is standing ten toes down, saying they won't let the U.S. get away with unfair market access if this trade thing falls apart. This whole situation is giving major drama, especially since Canada is a huge trading partner with the U.S. The Canadian economy is already feeling the burn from U.S. tariffs on stuff like steel and aluminum, and their unemployment rate is at a nine-year high. That's a major L for them.

And get this, Trump and the Canadian Prime Minister met earlier this month, and Trump was praising the Prime Minister before pulling this move! Talk about a plot twist!

This isn't the first time Trump's dipped on trade talks, either. He did the same thing over Canada's Digital Services Tax, so this is low-key a pattern. Now everyone's waiting to see what happens with the USMCA, and whether the Prime Minister and President talk about this at events in Malaysia and South Korea, but one thing is for sure, the beef is still cooking.