The late President Ronald Reagan was famous for many things, including his ability to deliver speeches with his weathered baritone voice, having honed his delivery over the course of 53 Hollywood films and thousands of political speeches.

Few would have predicted that that same voice would end trade talks between the U.S. and Canada.

On Thursday night, President Donald Trump abruptly pulled the plug on tariff negotiations with America’s northern neighbor after the government of Ontario aired an ad critical of tariffs that drew from a 1987 radio address by Reagan on free trade. The spot—centerpiece of a $75 million campaign that Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced on October 16—was aimed at Republican voters aired on channels including Fox, Bloomberg, and Newsmax.

On his Truth Social

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