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[Ben Meiselas @meiselasb]

I just watched the full April 25, 1987 Presidential Address by Ronald Reagan and the full version is actually far more supportive of free trade and against tariffs than the short clip in the Canadian ad. Watch it for yourself https://t.co/4kFH88fmuz

[MeidasTouch @MeidasTouch]

Here’s the original clip of Ronald Reagan from April 25, 1987, where he delivered a complete and total rebuke against tariffs. Trump is calling Reagan’s words in this video “FAKE” and “fraudulent.” They’re 100% real. And the original clip is actually far worse for Trump, as much is left out of the ad. Watch this clip and read the full transcript:

Throughout the world, there's a growing realization that the way to prosperity for all nations is rejecting protectionist legislation and promoting fair and free competition. Now, there are sound historical reasons for this. For those of us who lived through the Great Depression, the memory of the suffering it caused is deep and searing. And today, many economic analysts and historians argue that high tariff legislation passed back in that period, called the Smoot-Hawley tariff, greatly deepened the depression and prevented economic recovery.

You see, at first when someone says, let's impose tariffs on foreign imports, it looks like they're doing the patriotic thing by protecting American products and jobs. And sometimes for a short while, it works, but only for a short time. What eventually occurs is, first, homegrown industries start relying on government protection in the form of high tariffs. They stop competing and stop making the innovative management and technological changes they need to succeed in world markets.

And then, while all this is going on, something even worse occurs. High tariffs inevitably lead to retaliation by foreign countries and the triggering of fierce trade wars. The result is more and more tariffs, higher and higher trade barriers, and less and less competition. So soon, because of the prices made artificially high by tariffs that subsidize inefficiency and poor management, people stop buying.

Then the worst happens. Markets shrink and collapse, businesses and industry shut down, and millions of people lose their jobs. The memory of all this occurring back in the 30s made me determined when I came to Washington to spare the American people the protectionist legislation that destroys prosperity. Now, it hasn't always been easy. There are those in the Congress, just as there were back in the 30s, who want to go for the quick political advantage, who risk America's prosperity for the sake of a short-term appeal to some special interest group, who forget that more than 5 million American jobs are directly tied to the foreign export business, and additional millions are tied to imports.

Well, I've never forgotten those jobs. And on trade issues, by and large, we've done well.

[Richard Hanania @RichardHanania]

The Trump administration has frozen or cut $27 billion in funding in Democrat districts, compared to $739 million in Republican districts. There are open abuses of power occurring daily that would’ve been unthinkable under any other administration.

[erika🌹😷 | VOTE IN PRIMARIES 🦋 @honeymoonaries]

begging everyone to care for just a moment

[Canvas of Kings | Might of Merchants @MightofMe]

In my spare time, I'm working on a mapmaking tool

[Basic Apple Guy @BasicAppleGuy]

iCloud launched 14 years ago today, giving users 5GB of free storage. Fourteen years later…

[Sebastian 🐁🌕 | 🐾 @yesto3rrishuman]

fun fact, the man who basically invented insulin sold the patent for 1 dollar so it could be used to save as many people as possible.

[joce 𝜗𝜚˚⋆ @desolatist]

THE EVIL HAS BEEN DEFEATED

[No Lie with Brian Tyler Cohen @NoLieWithBTC]

The Supreme Court appears ready to side with Trump in bringing back “gay conversion therapy.”

This practice involves physically abusing teenagers to try to turn them heterosexual, including with electric shocks and chemically-induced nausea.

[TJ @amazingatheist]

That’s so cool how you guys took something bright and colorful and turned it into something grey and drab.

[dane 🚩 @buckadeath]

Genuinely the funniest answer to this question

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Q: My condolences on the loss of your friend Charlie Kirk. How are you holding up?

TRUMP: I think very good. And by the way, right there you see all the trucks. They just started construction of the new ballroom for the White House, which is something they've been trying to get for about 150 years. And it's gonna be a beauty. It'll be an absolutely magnificent structure.

[PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 @patriottakes]

Today is flag day. Here is Trump violating the flag code by signing his name on it.

[Joe G @EastEndJoe]

Donald Trump’s America.

[Godot Engine @godotengine]

Development is progressing rapidly on our next feature milestone, #GodotEngine 4.5, now with a second dev snapshot.

Dedicated 2D navigation server, better shader editor UI, fragment density maps, Wayland native sub-windows, and more!
https://t.co/Xpktf4yXD3

[The Green Dragon Tavern @greendragonhq]

@Sadie_NC Land does not vote.

[Progress Bar 2026 @ProgressBar202_]

2025 is 26% complete.

[🪩emilio🪩 @liolovin]

nobody took away white people kissing on a football field

[NASA @NASA]

The global sea level rose faster than expected in 2024, according to a NASA-led analysis. Read more: https://t.co/G85GAGlUKM