Trump calls EU offer to Canada of associate membership ‘laughable’, while threatening tariffs

Donald Trump has threatened new tariffs against the EU after the bloc offered to make Canada an associate member. Donald Trump has threatened new tariffs against the EU after the bloc offered to make Canada an associate member. Canada Trump calls EU offer to Canada of associate membership ‘laughable’, while threatening tariffs The US president call the move a ‘hostile act’, as Canada seeks to move closer to the EU and diversify its defence ties

Prefer the Guardian on Google Donald Trump has threatened the European Union with “serious tariffs” and a cut to trade after the bloc proposed to make Canada its first ever associate member, calling the idea “laughable”.