# Trump warns EU of tariffs over Canada’s potential associate membership, calls it ‘laughable’

https://mins.news/en/item/62136

- Reuters, 2026-09-17 06:10 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/trump-warns-eu-tariffs-over-canadas-potential-associate-membership-calls-it-2026-09-17/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aab8442a4391a0001267cb8

> U.S. President Donald Trump threatened action against the European Union if it advances European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s proposal to make Canada the bloc’s first associate member.

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