BIZThe GuardianTHU 17 SEP 2026 / 3:25 AM CDT

Trump threatens to stop trading with EU over ‘laughable’ membership offer to Canada

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US president responds as Mark Carney seeks to move closer to Europe and diversify defence ties Europe Donald Trump has threatened the EU with “serious tariffs” and a halt to trade after the bloc proposed making Canada its first ever associate member – an idea he derided as “laughable”. The US president said that if the EU moved forward with the plan,…

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