Why 🐵 UnitedStatesNews-NoOpEd picked: Trump calls EU offer to Canada of associate membership ‘laughable’, while threatening tariffs

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Source: theguardian.com

<p>The US president call the move a ‘hostile act’, as Canada seeks to move closer to the EU and diversify its defence ties</p><p>Donald Trump has threatened the European Union with “serious tariffs” and a cut to trade after the bloc proposed to make Canada its first ever associate member, calling the idea “laughable”.</p><p>Suggesting the move was a “hostile act”, the US president told reporters he could put “very serious tariffs or stop trading with Europe”. He added: “If it’s a good intention, that’s fine. If it’s a bad intention, we’ll put very heavy tariffs on Europe.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/17/trump-calls-eu-offer-to-canada-associate-membership-laughable-threatens-tariffs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>

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