Trump warns EU of tariffs over Canada’s potential associate membership, calls it ’laughable’
BRUSSELS, September 17 - U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to take punitive action against the European Union if it advances the idea of making Canada the bloc's inaugural associate member, labeling the proposal "laughable." Speaking to reporters on the move to a North Carolina event, Trump stated that if he deemed the move a hostile act, he would impose significant tariffs and cease trading with Europe.
The EU Commission President, Ursula von der Leyen, introduced the proposal during her annual State of the Union speech on Wednesday, attended by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, in an attempt to strengthen ties amid what she described as an "openly hostile world."
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