European Commission chief Ursula Von der Leyen pitched the idea of associate membership for Ottawa during her annual State of the Union speech on Wednesday, with Canadian PM Mark Carney in attendance.

European Commission chief Ursula Von der Leyen pitched the idea of associate membership for Ottawa during her annual State of the Union speech on Wednesday, with Canadian PM Mark Carney in attendance.

  • ryper@lemmy.caEnglish
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    1 month ago

    The quoted ‘hostile’ in the headline seems like it should be part of what Trump said, but the article doesn’t include any quote like that. This is all the Trump quotes it’s got:

    US President Donald Trump has threatened to cut trade with the EU or impose “very serious tariffs” after the bloc proposed to make Canada its first ever “associate member”.

    He called the prospect of Canada joining the EU “laughable” and called Canada a “terrible trade partner".

    “If it’s a good intention, that’s fine. If it’s a bad intention, we’ll put very heavy tariffs on Europe,” Trump said.