Trump ends Canada trade talks over Reagan ad; Chauncey Billups faces gambling charges

President Trump slams the door on Canada, ending all trade talks after Ottawa airs an ad using Ronald Reagan's own words on tariffs

Plus, a legendary name caught in a massive gambling ring. The Fed say it involved poker, payouts, and organized crime

And a high-stakes getaway straight out of a movie, The Jewel Thieves' Cherry Picker Escape, now caught on video

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President Trump this morning cutting off trade talks with Canada all over a television ad

In a post on Truth Social, Trump blasted a Canadian ad campaign that uses old Ronald Reagan video and audio

warning that tariffs, quote, hurt every American worker and consumer. He called the spot fraudulent and accused Canada of trying to interfere with the U.S. Supreme Court

which we'll hear a case next month on whether his global tariffs are even legal

Here's a snippet. High tariffs inevitably lead to retaliation by foreign countries and the triggering of fierce trade wars

Then the worst happens. markets shrink and collapse, businesses and industries shut down, and millions of people

lose their jobs. The Reagan Foundation confirms the audio was used without permission and claims

the ad misrepresents the original radio address, an address they encourage people to listen to in

full that the former president gave in April of 1987. It all comes a day after Canadian Prime

Minister Mark Carney announced his country will double non-U.S. exports over the next decade

saying Trump's tariffs left them no choice. Carney met with President Trump earlier this month

to try to ease trade tensions. Canada remains America's second biggest trading partner behind

Mexico, with hundreds of billions in goods flowing both ways each year. This morning

the fallout continues from a shocking NBA scandal. A coach, a player and the mob. Portland Trailblazers

head coach and Hall of Famer Chauncey Billups and Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier

have been released from jail after being indicted in two separate federal gambling cases

linked to organized crime. They're among 34 people charged, including suspected members of New York's Bonanno

Genovese Gambino and Lucchese crime families Billups is accused of using his celebrity status to draw high rollers into rigged poker games games that prosecutors say used fixed shuffling machines even x

tech to read cards. The operation stretched from the Hamptons to Las Vegas and pulled in at least

seven million dollars. When players could not pay up, the mob allegedly turned violent

Rozier and former player Damon Jones are charged in a related case accused of illegal betting on

NBA games. Rozier's lawyer says he's been cleared before and plans to fight back

What I can tell you is there's a lot of people that are very close-lipped about what happened in 2023, but what I was told is there was an investigation. They interviewed him twice

They took his phone, downloaded everything, and at the end of the day, they said there's

nothing to see here and cleared him. But we got a trophy hunt, so we're going to fight it

FBI Director Cash Patel says the charges include wire fraud, money laundering, extortion

and illegal gambling, calling it one of the largest sports betting rings in recent memory

President Trump heads to Asia tonight, his first trip there since returning to office

a high-stakes swing that could reshape global trade and test relations with China

White House Press Secretary Caroline Leavitt confirmed the president will meet with Xi Jinping

next week in South Korea on the sidelines of the APEC summit

On Thursday morning local time, President Trump will participate in a bilateral meeting with President Xi of the People's Republic of China before departing to return home to Washington, D.C

The two leaders met in 2017 at Mar-a-Lago, then again two years later in Japan

This time, the stakes are even higher as the full-blown trade war erupts over rare earth minerals and magnets, new 100% U.S. tariffs, and China's role in fentanyl exports

Trump says that will be his first question for Xi, calling the issue right at the front of the list

The president will also stop in Malaysia, Japan and South Korea before returning to Washington next week

A diplomatic clash is brewing between Washington and Israel, right as Vice President J.D. Vance wrapped up a high-profile visit to the country

The Knesset, which is Israel's parliament, passing a symbolic vote to annex part of the West Bank

The move caught the White House off guard and clearly struck a nerve. The vote came while Vance was still in the country

and U.S. officials say it undercut the administration's push to lock in a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas

On the tarmac in Tel Aviv before departing Vance did not hide his frustration I mean look if it was a political stunt it was a very stupid political stunt

and I personally take some insult to it. The West Bank is not going to be annexed by Israel

The policy of the Trump administration is that the West Bank will not be annexed by Israel

That will continue to be our policy. And if people want to take symbolic votes

they can do that. But we certainly weren't happy about it. President Trump asked about the issue back in Washington, snapping at a reporter's question

Don't worry about the West Bank. Israel's not going to do anything with the West Bank, okay

Don't worry about it. Is that your question? They're not going to do anything with the West Bank. Don't worry about it

The administration is now trying to keep its peace effort on track

with a new U.S.-Israel Coordination Center opening in southern Israel to serve as a hub for stabilization efforts in Gaza

And Secretary of State Marco Rubio was in Israel, meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday to continue negotiations

Wait till you see this. New video this morning and a bizarre twist in what's being called the heist of the century

Surveillance video making the rounds online shows two of the Louvre thieves

making their getaway not on foot, but look, on a cherry picker

One wearing a motorcycle helmet, the other a yellow construction vest. The pair lower themselves from a broken window, then take off on a motorcycle into the Paris night

Investigators say the entire operation took just seven minutes, from the moment they cut through the glass to the moment they vanished

They got away with eight imperial jewelry pieces worth more than $100 million

The Louvre's director admits security weaknesses, including a camera pointed the wrong way

failing to capture the very window where the thieves got in and out

Finally this morning, you spoke and we listened. Every week we pull your best comments and questions from our YouTube community

And this week, one topic towered above the rest. This is Straight From You, where your curiosity drives the conversation

We break down fact from fiction, minus the spin. This week, the one topic that stood out above the rest, the demolition at the White House

This viewer asked, many presidents have renovated the White House. Why is that a bad thing

A lot of you have strong feelings about this, so let's dig in. First, on the plans

No comprehensive plans have been made public. Construction is already underway without a formal sign from the National Capital Planning Commission The commission Trump chair says its authority applies to rebuilding not demolition That according to PBS and the AP

Renderings released by the White House show a ballroom inspired by Mar-a-Lago

But President Trump insists it will pay total respect to the existing structure

Until plans are filed, no one really knows how connected or how intrusive the addition will be

Now, why the backlash? History shows renovations have rarely been controversy-free. The White House Historical Association notes Thomas Jefferson's East and West colonnades drew criticism for aristocratic optics

Andrew Jackson's North Portico triggered cost complaints during an economic downturn. The price tag? About $850,000

Teddy Roosevelt's 1902 overhaul that created the West Wing upset some lawmakers over the expense and the loss of conservatories

Franklin D. Roosevelt added the East Wing and an indoor pool amid partisan pushback

And Harry Truman's 1948 to 1952 renovation, rebuilding the interior walls behind the original walls, was fiercely debated at the time

But this current project stands out for its scale, speed, secrecy and funding

The new ballroom is 90,000 square feet, big enough for nearly 1,000 guests

A former chief historian for the White House Historical Association told The Hill

there's never been anything like that before. ABC News adds that this is the first major construction on the grounds in nearly 80 years

On money, the White House says private donors will foot the bill, not taxpayers

Estimates are now up to $300 million. One report says $22 million of that comes from a YouTube settlement tied to a Trump lawsuit

Late yesterday, the White House released a full list of donors, including Amazon, Apple, Coinbase, Comcast, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and T-Mobile

All right, there's a lot there. Hope that helps. Keep those comments coming

We read them, we track them, and we answer them right here. We'll tackle the biggest ones again next week

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We'll see you back here on Monday. For all of us here at Straight Arrow News, I'm Craig DeGrelli

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