Okay, so like… Donald Trump is having another one of his full-on tariff tantrums, and this time it’s aimed at — wait for it — Canada. Yep, the guy who once bragged about his “beautiful friendship” with the Great White North just announced he’s slapping an extra 10% tariff on Canadian goods because Ontario ran a TV ad he didn’t like. I’m sorry, but are we running a global economy or a high school drama club?
So here’s the tea 🍵: Ontario aired an anti-tariff ad during the first game of the World Series — classy timing — that used quotes from Ronald Reagan, you know, the Republican icon himself, to basically say: “Tariffs? Ew.” Reagan was like, super anti-tariff back in the day, and the ad just replayed his words. But apparently, that was enough to make Trump lose it.
From Air Force One, he rage-posted on Truth Social (because of course he did):
“Their Advertisement was to be taken down, IMMEDIATELY, but they let it run last night during the World Series, knowing that it was a FRAUD.”
And because of this horrific crime against his ego, he’s hiking tariffs “by 10% over and above what they are paying now.” Like, literally out of spite.
Even funnier (or sadder?) — no one even knows how he plans to do it. The White House hasn’t explained what law gives him the power to raise import taxes just because he’s mad at a provincial commercial. Like, imagine raising taxes on an entire country because of a 30-second ad. It’s giving “I didn’t get invited to the party” energy.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Mark Carney is over there trying to keep things civil. His office didn’t comment — probably because, like the rest of us, they were still processing the absurdity. Canada’s economy is already wobbling under heavy tariffs — 35% on a bunch of products, 50% on steel and aluminum, and now Trump’s threatening to tack on another 10%. That’s like, putting whipped cream on a dumpster fire.
More than three-quarters of Canada’s exports go to the U.S., with about $3.6 billion in goods crossing the border every single day. So yeah, this isn’t just drama — it’s serious business. But Trump’s acting like Ontario dropped a diss track instead of a Reagan quote.
And get this: Trump said the ad was trying to “influence the U.S. Supreme Court,” which is, like, wild considering it’s… an Ontario ad. The Court’s gonna hear arguments next month about whether Trump even has the power to impose his mega tariffs. Lower courts said he overstepped — and honestly, same.
He and Carney are both heading to Malaysia for the ASEAN summit, but Trump told reporters he has “no intention of meeting Carney there.” Oof. So mature. Nothing says “global leadership” like dodging your trade partner over a TV spot.
So yeah — the U.S. economy might be booming or busting depending who you ask, but Trump’s trade policy still seems to hinge on who hurt his feelings that day. If this is how “America First” works, maybe someone should remind him that diplomacy isn’t, like, a reality show elimination round.
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Valley Girl News
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