# Washington This Week: Trump calls EU-Canada alliance 'laughable'

https://mins.news/en/video/64376

- Global News, 2026-09-18 14:01 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8yFRHauooI

> The Trump administration is managing the continuing fallout from the U.S.-Iran war while escalating its trade dispute with Canada. After Prime Minister Mark Carney met European officials to strengthen Canada’s ties with the EU, Trump called the proposed EU-Canada alliance “laughable,” as the trade war moves beyond tariffs.

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