• President Reagan’s Radio Address to the Nation on Free and Fair Trade from Camp David, Maryland on April 25, 1987

Recent headlines:

• See the anti-tariff ad Doug Ford has been airing in the U.S.
• Trump terminating all trade negotiations with Canada
• Trump slaps 10% extra tariff on Canada over Reagan trade ad
• Ontario premier says he will pause anti-tariff ad that angered Trump

Comment: An action that turns public attention away from something embarrassing is often called a distraction or diversionary tactic. A more specific term, especially in politics, is “smoke screen,” which refers to a calculated effort to divert public focus from an important or inconvenient topic by introducing another, more convenient one. I think Trump is hitting Canada to look tough and to hide his failure in negotiations with Russia that ended with Putin’s competent response to Trump’s bullying and unprofessional political conduct. My opinion.

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