Did Trump Really Impose New Tariffs on Canada Because of a "Reagan Anti-Tariff" Ad?
The incident of "Trump Imposing Additional Tariffs on Canada" has always had a sense of absurdity from start to finish.
First, the trigger for Trump's sudden imposition of tariffs was an ad by Ontario, Canada, featuring a speech by former U.S. President Reagan opposing tariffs and advocating free trade - Normally, Canada should be aware of who Trump is, this ad clearly opposes Trump's current tariff policy.
But what's absurd is here: knowing that it would anger Trump, Canada still placed this ad, and after Trump got angry, Canada quickly performed a rapid knee-lowering act, quickly removing the ad - So what is the meaning of Canada placing the ad and provoking Trump?
Secondly, Trump. In fact, before the Canadian "anti-tariff" ad attracted attention, on the 24th, Trump had already seen it once and said, "If I were Canada, I would also have made such an ad" - Yes, when Trump first saw this ad, he did not get angry.
But only one day later, Trump suddenly turned around, accusing Canada of distorting Reagan's words in the ad - As to why Trump turned around, there is currently no clear and reasonable explanation.
Some opinions suggest that the real reason Trump was angry was not the Canadian "anti-tariff" ad, but rather the speech by Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau announcing that "the decades-long process of increasingly close economic relations between the US and Canada has ended" - This statement effectively denied the US's "leadership position" over Canada, causing Trump to feel embarrassed.
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