"Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told reporters on Saturday that he had privately apologized to Trump on Wednesday over an Ontario-produced ad featuring remarks from the late President Ronald Reagan, who discussed tariffs in a 1987 speech. The ad, which was posted online and aired during early games of the World Series matchup between the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers, angered Trump and led him to call off US trade talks with Canada."
""I did apologize to the president," Carney told reporters on Saturday, adding that Trump was "offended" by the ad. "It's not something I would have done, which is to put in place that advertisement, and so I apologizedto him." "I'm the one who's responsible, in my role as prime minister, for the relationship with the president of the United States," Carney added."
"Carney also said he previously advised Ontario Premier Doug Ford not to move forward with the ad after viewing it. Ford, who eventually pulled the ad, said it was "the best ad that ever ran" and "achieved our goal, to make sure that conversation starts with the American people, and with their elected officials." Representatives for Carney, Ford, and the White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider."
Prime Minister Mark Carney privately apologized to President Donald Trump for an Ontario-produced anti-tariffs advertisement that quoted Ronald Reagan and aired during early World Series games. The ad angered Trump and prompted him to call off US-Canada trade talks. Carney said he had advised Ontario Premier Doug Ford not to run the ad and accepted responsibility for managing the Canada–U.S. relationship. Ford defended the ad as effective in starting conversation with Americans, called it "the best ad that ever ran," and later pulled it. Canadians reacted with dismay on social media to Carney's apology.
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