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Ford Tones Down Rhetoric in War of Words with Trump
Ford criticized Trump with blunt insults and said Ontario will keep its American booze ban as tensions rise over cross-border trade.
- Ontario Premier Doug Ford criticized President Trump during a Monday news conference in Hamilton, telling the president to "kiss my ass" and dismissing his attacks as bullying.
- Trade negotiations between Canada and the United States collapsed last week, fueling a heated "cold war" as Canada retaliated against American tariffs on $27.6 billion of goods with new levies reaching 50 per cent.
- While Ford adopted a more conciliatory tone on CNN Tuesday, he argued that protecting Ontario and Canada requires resisting Trump's measures, which he claimed are hurting both nations' economies.
- President Trump responded by labeling Ford the "less charismatic and less intelligent" brother of late Toronto mayor Rob Ford, while separately musing about renaming Lake Ontario to Lake America.
- Canada announced a $7.5-billion aid package to support businesses impacted by the trade war, though Ford maintains that achieving a deal to lower the cost of living remains the priority.
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