Trump threatens Canada with 10% extra import tax over anti-tariffs ad : NPR

ON BOARD AIR FORCE ONE — President Donald Trump said Saturday he plans to raise tariffs on imports of Canadian goods by another 10% due to an anti-tariff television ad shown in Ontario.

The ad used words from former President Ronald Reagan to criticize US tariffs, drawing Trump's ire. who said he would stop trade negotiations with Canada. Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he would remove the ad after the weekend, and it aired Friday night during Game 1 of the World Series.

“Their ad should have been removed IMMEDIATELY, but they allowed it to appear last night during the World Series knowing it was a FRAUD,” Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform as he flew aboard Air Force One to Malaysia.

“Due to their serious misrepresentations and hostile actions, I am increasing the tariff in Canada by 10% above what they are paying now.”

It is unclear when the 10% increase will take effect or whether it will apply to all Canadian products.

Canada's economy has been hit hard by Trump's tariffs, and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is trying to work with Trump to reduce them. More than three-quarters of Canada's exports go to the United States, and nearly C$3.6 billion ($2.7 billion) worth of goods and services cross the border every day.

Many Canadian products are subject to tariffs of 35%, while steel and aluminum are subject to tariffs of 50%. Energy products have a lower rate of 10%, while other goods covered by the United States-Canada-Mexico Agreement are exempt. This trade agreement is scheduled to be renegotiated. Trump negotiated the agreement in his first term, but has since fallen out of favor.

Trump and Carney will attend the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in Malaysia. But Trump told reporters accompanying him that he had no intention of meeting with Carney there.

Trump said the ad misrepresented Reagan, a two-term president and beloved figure in the Republican Party. But Reagan was wary of tariffs and used much of the 1987 message featured in the Ontario ad to make the case against tariffs.

Trump complained that the ad was aimed at influencing the US Supreme Court ahead of hearings scheduled for next month. may decide whether Trump has the authority to impose his sweeping tariffsa key part of his economic strategy.