President Donald Trump on Thursday said he was ending all trade negotiations with Canada after one of the provincial governments aired an advertisement featuring former US President Ronald Reagan, from the Republican party that Trump represents, criticising tariffs.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford previously announced that the province would spend $75 million on ads targeting US audiences, highlighting Reagan’s opposition to protectionist trade policies.

"They only did this to interfere with the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court, and other courts. TARIFFS ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO THE NATIONAL SECURITY, AND ECONOMY, OF THE U.S.A. Based on their egregious behavior, ALL TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH CANADA ARE HEREBY TERMINATED," Trump said in a post on Truth Social, a social media platform.

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