Bessent likens Canadian anti-tariff Reagan ad to ‘election interference’

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that a Canadian anti-tariff ad featuring former President Ronald Reagan is akin to “election interference.”

Bessent appeared on Fox News Sunday, where he was asked about the controversial advertisement, which upset President Donald Trump and further escalated trade tensions between Washington and Ottawa. Bessent panned the ad and took a dig at the Toronto Blue Jays, who lost the World Series to the Los Angeles Dodgers in a nail-biter the night before.

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