Ford Tones Down Rhetoric in War of Words with Trump
Ford criticized Trump with blunt insults and said Ontario will keep its American booze ban as tensions rise over cross-border trade.
- Ontario Premier Doug Ford criticized President Trump during a Monday news conference in Hamilton, telling the president to "kiss my ass" and dismissing his attacks as bullying.
- Trade negotiations between Canada and the United States collapsed last week, fueling a heated "cold war" as Canada retaliated against American tariffs on $27.6 billion of goods with new levies reaching 50 per cent.
- While Ford adopted a more conciliatory tone on CNN Tuesday, he argued that protecting Ontario and Canada requires resisting Trump's measures, which he claimed are hurting both nations' economies.
- President Trump responded by labeling Ford the "less charismatic and less intelligent" brother of late Toronto mayor Rob Ford, while separately musing about renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America.
- Canada announced a $7.5-billion aid package to support businesses impacted by the trade war, though Ford maintains that achieving a deal to lower the cost of living remains the priority.
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Donald Trump calls him "Carney's errand boy." In turn, he calls the American president a "loser" and "the king of bankruptcies." Doug Ford, the Premier of the Canadian province of Ontario, has recently become embroiled in an open feud with the American president, now that trade talks between the US and Canada have broken down. What exactly is going on?
With clear words, Canadian politician Doug Ford disassembled US President Donald Trump in front of running cameras. Why the sound suddenly gets so rough.
With clear words, Canadian politician Doug Ford disassembled US President Donald Trump in front of running cameras. Why the sound suddenly gets so rough.
The tone between Washington and Ottawa is getting rougher. Ontario's Premier Doug Ford warns of a customs war that couldn't only hit Canada by now.
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