"Bessent defended the president and slammed the Ontario government for running the ad. This is a kind of propaganda against U.S. citizens, Bessent said. It's psy-ops. Why would the government of Ontario I'm told that they have spent or were planning to spend up to $75 million on these ads to come across the U.S. border what was the purpose of that other than to sway public opinion? And it's some kind of propaganda that the premier of Ontario unilaterally launched."
"Kristen, I've been traveling since this unfortunate event happened, Bessent said. I know that the ad's been taken down. So, you know, we'll have to see. But I just think it was terrible, terrible judgment by this premier, you know, who has a bit of a reputation for being a hothead. Welker tried following up, but again Bessent could not provide any details about Trump's added tariffs."
President Donald Trump abruptly broke off trade talks with Canada and imposed a new 10 percent tariff in response to an Ontario government television ad featuring Ronald Reagan. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defended the president on NBC's Meet the Press, labeled the ad 'a kind of propaganda' and called it 'psy-ops,' and accused Ontario's premier of poor judgment. Bessent said the ad aimed to sway U.S. public opinion and mentioned reports of up to $75 million in ad spending. When pressed about the scope of the tariffs, Bessent repeatedly declined to provide specifics or confirm which goods would be affected.
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