Ford defends anti-tariff ad
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford called on US Ambassador Pete Hoekstra to say he’s sorry for cursing in public at the Canadian province’s trade representative over a television ad that riled up Trump.
Premier Doug Ford said the U.S. ambassador's expletive-laced tirade was “absolutely unacceptable” and “unbecoming of an ambassador."
Ford says today that he understands that exchanges get heated sometimes, but the right thing for Hoekstra to do would be to call Paterson and apologize because that kind of conduct is "unbecoming" of an ambassador.
Doug Ford said that the Reagan ad that derailed trade talks with Trump is the "best ad that ever ran," as Canada courts Asia for new trade relations.
Calling it “the best ad I ever ran,” the populist Conservative premier said the campaign accomplished its goal of drawing attention to Trump’s trade policies. The ad angered Trump, who responded by threatening to raise tariffs on Canadian imports by another 10%.
In the latest twist over an anti-tariff ad which has upset President Trump, the US ambassador to Canada suggests no trade deal is possible anytime soon. But Ontario premier Doug Ford continues to defend the ad.
Premier Doug Ford is calling on U.S. Ambassador Pete Hoekstra to apologize to Ontario’s representative in Washington, after Mr. Hoekstra reportedly delivered a public expletive-filled tirade to the official over the province’s anti-tariff advertisement.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford joins Meet the Press NOW to explain his decision to run an ad opposing President Trump’s tariff policy that featured former President Ronald Reagan.
In his first campaign to lead Ontario, Ford started out as a Trump-style populist. But tariffs changed his view and he is now a consistent thorn in the U.S. president's side.
A defiant Doug Ford said the commercial his government launched, to the fury of U.S. President Donald Trump, derailing trade talks, has 'achieved' its goal and will now end.