What's in controversial Reagan advert and is it what he really said?

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Getty Images The radio address made by former President Ronald Reagan focused on the impact of tariffs

US President Donald Trump has said he will halt all trade negotiations with Canada immediately over an advert in which his predecessor Ronald Reagan says tariffs "hurt every American". The ad, sponsored by Canada's province of Ontario and released last week, features excerpts of an address Reagan gave in 1987 focusing on foreign trade. Trump called the advert "FAKE" while The Ronald Reagan Foundation said it "misrepresents" the former president's address. Below is a comparison of the advert and the original address.

"When someone says, 'let's impose tariffs on foreign imports', it

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