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Trump threatens to stop trading with EU over ‘laughable’ membership offer to Canada
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PUBLISHEDSep 17, 2026, 8:25 AM
What the source reports
US president responds as Mark Carney seeks to move closer to Europe and diversify defence ties Europe live – latest updates 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, Washington could impose “very serious…
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