Trump’s whining has vastly magnified the attention the ad has gotten, and has caused a lot of people to point out that no, he’s wrong, Reagan as a rule generally loathed tariffs and only reluctantly employed them in specific, narrow cases where there was a distinct unfair trade practice.
I finally saw the actual ad. It was well done.
Oh and the Reagan foundation can kick rocks. It’s astonishing that Trump has them sitting in a little wooden chair in the corner of the bedroom watching him has his way with Reagan’s legacy, and pretending that what he says about Reagan’s economic beliefs is remotely true.