Why did Donald Trump really scrap trade talks with Canada?

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On Thursday — mere hours before Trump cancelled the talks — Ottawa hit General Motors and Stellantis with tariffs in retaliation for reducing vehicle production in Canada.

Citing a source close to both the Canadian and U.S. governments, the Globe and Mail reported Friday that Canada's position on Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and its consideration of China as a strategic partner also factored into Trump's move

In his social media posts slamming the Ontario ad, Trump drops a not-so-subtle hint of his own about something else that's really on his mind. “Canada is trying to illegally influence the United States Supreme Court in one of the most important rulings in the history of our Country," Trump said in a Friday morning post about the ad.

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in November. If Trump loses, the tariffs he slapped on Canada and Mexico over fentanyl trafficking and illegal immigration would be quashed, along with what he likes to call his "Liberation Day" tariffs.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-tariffs-ontario-tv-ad-reagan-analysis-9.6952168

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