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Canada’s Doug Ford Calls Trump A ‘Dictator’ As ‘Economic War’ Escalates

Headline from Forbes, from the development of Aug 24, 2026

Newest development Aug 25, 2026 · 2 reportsOntario Premier Ford: 'Trump Wants to Hurt the American People'

Trump wants significant trade concessions from Canada including a reduction in retaliatory tariffs on American industries like agriculture and automotive.

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    Canada’s Doug Ford Calls Trump A ‘Dictator’ As ‘Economic War’ Escalates

    Headline from Forbes ·

  2. Newest

    Ontario Premier Ford: 'Trump Wants to Hurt the American People'

    Headline from Breitbart News ·

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  1. Newsweek

    Trump vs. Doug Ford Feud Timeline Amid US-Canada Trade Dispute (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    The Ontario Premier said the U.S. president “is not to be trusted whatsoever.”

  2. The New Republic

    Ontario Premier Says Trump Can “Kiss My Ass” as Trade War Escalates (opens The New Republic)

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    Ontario Premier Doug Ford doesn’t care about President Trump’s threat to increase tariffs on cars and trucks produced in Canada. On Truth Social Monday morning, Trump wrote that “Canada has been ripping off the United States of America for years.

  3. Washington Examiner

    Ontario premier says Trump can ‘kiss my a**’ over tariff threat (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Ontario Premier Doug Ford said President Donald Trump can “kiss my a**” on Monday after the latter threatened to impose 50% tariffs on cars, trucks, automotive components, and steel imported from Canada into the United States starting next year.

  4. Cleveland Plain Dealer

    ‘He can kiss my a--’: What Trump just said to enrage a big foreign critic (opens Cleveland Plain Dealer)

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    Cleveland Plain Dealer's feed description

    “I have a lot of real estate on my ass, so he has a lot of room to kiss my a--," the premier later said during a press conference.

  5. Forbes

    Canada’s Doug Ford Calls Trump A ‘Dictator’ As ‘Economic War’ Escalates (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Trump wants significant trade concessions from Canada including a reduction in retaliatory tariffs on American industries like agriculture and automotive.

  6. The Bulwark

    Canada’s Message to Trump: Kiss My Ass (opens The Bulwark)

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    The Bulwark's feed description

    Andrew Egger and Catherine Rampell give their takes on the latest escalation in Donald Trump’s trade war with Canada.

  7. ABC News

    'Bully': Feud erupts between Trump and Ontario's Doug Ford over US-Canada trade war (opens ABC News)

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    ABC News's feed description

    Ford suggested that Canada needed to "throw everything and the kitchen sink" at Trump.

  8. Breitbart News

    Ontario Premier Ford: 'Trump Wants to Hurt the American People' (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Tuesday on CNN’ “Situation Room,” Ontario Premier Doug Ford said President Donald Trump wants to “hurt” the American people. Ford said, “Well, you know, Canada has to stand up for their sovereignty. He’s not attacking every other country saying that

  9. CBS News

    Ontario's Doug Ford says Trump is "treating us like we're Communist China" (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    As a U.S.-Canada trade war sparks cross-border insults, Ontario Premier Doug Ford told CBS News he's hopeful the two sides can reach an agreement — but cautioned that "no deal is better than a bad deal."

  10. Fox News

    ‘Captain Canada’ firebrand unloads on Trump with profane one-liner as trade war escalates (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Ontario Premier Doug Ford told President Donald Trump to "kiss my as*" on CP24 after Trump mocked him as less impressive than late brother Rob Ford.

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