Originally posted at >>>/qresearch/24968197 (241443ZAUG26) Notable: Ontario premier says Trump can ‘kiss my ass’ as U.S. president threatens new tariffs on vehicles
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Ontario premier says Trump can ‘kiss my ass’ as U.S. president threatens new tariffs on vehicles
By Josh Pringle
Published: August 24, 2026 at 10:34a.m. EDT
Ontario Premier Doug Ford speaks during an announcement about the Gardiner Expressway and Don Valley Parkway in Toronto on Thursday, June 4, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey
Ontario Premier Doug Ford reacted to U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to increase tariffs on cars and trucks next year, saying he can “kiss my ass.”
In a post on his Truth Social platform Monday morning, Trump said he will increase tariffs on “all Cars, Trucks, both large and small, Automotive Parts, and Steel” to 50 per cent on New Year’s Day.
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The comment came three days after Canada walked away from trade negotiations ahead of a deadline by the United States to increase tariffs on a variety of Canadian goods.
Speaking with Ottawa’s Newstalk 580 CFRA’s The Morning Rush with Bill Carroll shortly after Trump’s post, Ford said, “We’re going to go at him full steam, and we buy 400 per cent more cars than anyone in the world.”
The comment was an immediate reaction as Carroll informed Ford of Trump’s social media post for the first time.
Ford also suggested getting Alberta Premier Danielle Smith “on board, so the cars that they’re manufacturing won’t be able to fill up because we’ll be controlPost too long. Click here to view the full text.