Reagan Foundation’s Intervention in Trump Trade Dispute Highlights Washington’s Political Overreach

In an unexpected and troubling display of political entanglement, the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation has inserted itself into the escalating trade dispute between the U.S. and Canada — a move that serves as a stark reminder of how Washington-aligned institutions are increasingly losing sight of foundational American principles like economic liberty and sovereignty. The California-based foundation criticized a Canadian government advertisement aired in U.S. markets, accusing it of misusing audio excerpts from Ronald Reagan’s 1987 speech to attack President Donald Trump’s tariff policies. Notably, this public rebuke came amid pressure and controversy swirling around Trump’s aggressive protectionist agenda—an agenda that...