Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Saturday said he apologized to President Donald Trump over a controversial political advertisement that quoted former President Ronald Reagan’s 1987 radio address criticizing trade barriers.

The advertisement, which aired on U.S. television networks, showed clips of Reagan warning that tariffs lead to trade wars and economic disaster.

The ad, which used Reagan's words to criticize Trump’s tariff policies toward Canada, was quickly slammed by the White House. The White House accused Canada of taking Reagan’s words out of context. In response, Trump nixed trade talks with Canada and increased tariffs on Canadian imports by 10%.

"I did apologize to the president," Carney said Saturday, speaking to reporters after attending an Asia-Pacific summit i

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