# Trump says EU allowing Canada as an associate member could be a ‘hostile act’

https://mins.news/en/video/61866

- The Associated Press, 2026-09-17 00:33 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=707zCyWEfm8

> Trump threatened to respond to a proposed Canada-EU associate membership arrangement with potentially “very heavy tariffs” on Europe if he judged European leaders’ intentions to be bad. He also suggested the U.S. might cut trade with Europe in some areas.

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