Scott Bessent on Apology from Canada’s PM Over Tariffs Ad: Trump Did Not Put on a 10% Tariff
‘It was a big setback for the Canadian government’
Nov 2, 2025 7:00 PM
By Grabien Staff
EXCERPT:
BESSENT: "Well, he hasn't put on a 10 percent tariff. He threatened to put on a 10 percent tariff." TAPPER: "So he didn't actually do it?" BESSENT: "It hasn't been put on yet. And this is unacceptable that I read that the premier of Ontario spent $75 million sending propaganda across the U.S. border via our --" TAPPER: "Well, it's just Ronald Reagan's own words." BESSENT: "-- via our airwaves -- via our own airwaves. It's the equivalent of election interference. Nobody likes foreign election interference. Nobody likes foreign governments trying to sway public opinion for their own good."