The Wall Street Journal Mocks Trump Over Reagan Tariff Ad ‘Tantrum’

Isaac Schorr Oct 27th, 2025, 1:45 pm

took President Donald Trump to task in a new editorial accusing him of throwing a “tantrum” over the Ronald Reagan -themed tariff ad sponsored by the government of the Canadian province of Ontario.

The ad, which featured clips of Reagan condemning protectionism back in 1987, provoked a furious response from Trump.

On Saturday, Trump told reporters he believed that that the ad was “AI or something.”

“They cheated on a commercial. Ronald Reagan loved tariffs, and they said he didn’t. And I guess it was AI or something. They cheated badly. Canada got caught cheating on a commercial, can you believe it?” mused the president .

“Because of their serious misrepresentation of the

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