Ad Sparks Fury: Donald Trump Slaps Additional 10% Tariff on Canada

Washington: US President Donald Trump has announced the imposition of an additional 10 percent tariff on Canada, after which the total tariff rate has now reached 45 percent. The move came after an anti-tariff TV ad aired in the Canadian province of Ontario angered Trump.

Trump enraged by advertisement

Trump reacted sharply to the advertisement, saying it was a dishonest and dirty game. “What they are doing is wrong, but I can play dirtier than them,” he warned. Trump claimed that he was assured of removing the ad, yet it aired during the World Series.

Trump's statement on social media

"The ad should have been removed immediately, but they aired it, knowing it was false. Therefore, in the face of distortion of facts and hostility, I am increasing tariffs on Canada by 10%," Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social during a flight on Air Force One to Malaysia.

Reagan mentioned in the ad

The ad that aired in Canada referenced former US President Ronald Reagan's 1987 speech in which he opposed tariffs imposed on foreign goods. Reagan had said that such tariffs destroy jobs and lead to trade wars. This advertisement is being considered an indirect attack on Trump's policies.

Many items already under tariff

A 50 percent tariff is already being imposed on steel and aluminum products imported from Canada. A 35 percent duty is applicable on other goods, although goods covered under the USMCA (United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement) are exempted from it.