{"id":2505763,"date":"2025-11-02T12:57:01","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T17:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bessent-likens-canadian-reagan-ad-to-election-interference\/"},"modified":"2025-11-02T12:58:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T17:58:10","slug":"bessent-likens-canadian-reagan-ad-to-election-interference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bessent-likens-canadian-reagan-ad-to-election-interference\/","title":{"rendered":"Bessent likens Canadian Reagan ad to &#8216;election interference&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbessent-likens-canadian-reagan-ad-to-election-interference%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2505763&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>treasury Secretary Scott bessent criticized a Canadian anti-tariff advertisement featuring former President Ronald Reagan, calling it &#8220;election interference.&#8221; The ad, funded by Ontario Premier Doug Ford&#8217;s government and aired during the World Series, aimed too sway U.S. public opinion against tariffs but upset President Donald Trump and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-confirms-david-perdue-as-us-ambassador-to-china\/\" title=\"Senate confirms David Perdue as US ambass...or to China\">escalated trade tensions<\/a> between the U.S. and Canada. trump and the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation said the ad misrepresented Reagan&#8217;s views. Bessent supported Trump&#8217;s stance that a price should be paid for this foreign interference, describing the ad as propaganda. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney later apologized to Trump for the advertisement, though the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >ontario government initially defended<\/a> it. Despite the controversy, a survey showed most Canadians supported the ad.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Bessent likens Canadian anti-tariff Reagan ad to &lsquo;election interference&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2389046\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Treasury Secretary <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/scott-bessent\/\">Scott Bessent<\/a> said Sunday that a <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/CANada\">Canadian<\/a> anti-tariff ad featuring former President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ronald-reagan\/\">Ronald Reagan<\/a> is akin to &ldquo;election interference.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Bessent appeared on <em>Fox News Sunday<\/em>, where he was asked about the controversial advertisement, which upset President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> and further escalated trade tensions between Washington and Ottawa. Bessent panned the ad and took a dig at the Toronto Blue Jays, who lost the World Series to the Los Angeles Dodgers in a nail-biter the night before.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3872052\/newsom-imitating-trump-online-mirror-madness\/\">&#8203;&#8203;Newsom says he imitates Trump online to hold &#8216;mirror up&#8217; to president&#8217;s &#8216;madness&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3871808\/trump-threatens-military-deployment-nigeria-over-killing-of-christians\/\">Trump threatens military deployment to Nigeria over &#8216;killing of Christians&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3870856\/republicans-quick-to-burst-trumps-filibuster-trial-balloon\/\">Republicans quick to burst Trump&#8217;s filibuster trial balloon<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3868353\/ontario-premier-doug-ford-apology-trump-canada-ambassador\/\">ONTARIO PREMIER DEMANDS APOLOGY FROM TRUMP&rsquo;S CANADA AMBASSADOR: &lsquo;CALL THE GUY UP&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This was very serious. The prime minister of Ontario, who I imagine is smarting quite a bit from the Blue Jays&rsquo; loss last night, spent, I heard, $75 million broadcasting across the U.S. border, trying to sway public opinion,&rdquo; Bessent said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Now, if we&rsquo;re upset about what happens during foreign interference in our elections, this is foreign interference in U.S. public policy, and I agree with President Trump 100%, a price has got to be paid for this,&rdquo; the treasury secretary continued.<\/p>\n<p>The ad in question, paid for by the Ontario Premier Doug Ford&rsquo;s government, featured Reagan denouncing tariffs during a speech. Trump and the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation have said that the ad misrepresented the former president&rsquo;s views.<\/p>\n<p>In a separate appearance on CNN on Sunday, Bessent also likened the ad to &ldquo;propaganda.&rdquo; The advertisement aired during the seven-game World Series.<\/p>\n<p>In a social media post from last month, Trump called the ad &ldquo;fake&rdquo; and announced that tariff negotiations with Canada were canceled.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;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.,&rdquo; Trump wrote.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3871606\/carney-apologizes-to-trump-over-anti-tariff-world-series-ad\/\">he apologized<\/a> to Trump for the ad. The two countries have been at odds over Trump&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-officials-acknowledge-temporary-pain-amid-tariffs-market-unease\/\" title=\"... officials acknowledge temporary pain amid tariffs, market unease\">aggressive tariff policies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/3863046\/ontario-doug-ford-ronald-reagan-video-led-trump-terminate-trade-talks\/\">ONTARIO LEADER REFUSES TO BACK OFF REAGAN VIDEO, PROMISING TO RE-AIR IT DURING THE WORLD SERIES<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I told him that for Canadians, it was time to speak, to discuss, to negotiate with the Americans,&rdquo; Carney said of the incident, &ldquo;Mr. Ford has made a decision, he is independent, he can do it. But it&rsquo;s not exactly useful.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Since the row began, the Reagan ad has been pulled from the air. Still, a recent <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/angusreid.org\/doug-ford-trump-reagan-ad-carney-us-tariffs-trade\/\">survey<\/a> found that a majority of Canadians agree with the government of Ontario running the ad.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bessent calls Canadian anti-tariff Reagan ad &#8216;election interference<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3360,"featured_media":2505764,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25295705383894.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[45545,32703,32119,36160,66336],"class_list":["post-2505763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-bessent","tag-canadian-politics","tag-election-interference","tag-political-controversy","tag-reagan-ad"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25295705383894.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2505763","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3360"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2505763"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2505763\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2505768,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2505763\/revisions\/2505768"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2505764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2505763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2505763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2505763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}