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Trump threatens EU over Canada
The gist
Trump threatened "very serious tariffs or stop trading with Europe" over the EU's Canada associate-member pitch.
The clash tests a US-EU tariff ceiling and Canada's push to cut reliance on Washington.
How it unfolded
- Sep 16, 2026Von der Leyen, in her State of the Union address at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, said the EU was opening the door for Canada to become its first associate member; Carney attended.
- Sep 16, 2026Trump told reporters at the airport in Charlotte, North Carolina, that the proposal was "laughable" and threatened "very serious tariffs or stop trading with Europe on many things" if he deemed it a "hostile act."
- Sep 17, 2026Carney is due to address the European Parliament on Thursday morning.