Home / BusinessBusinessAl JazeeraBusinessAl Jazeera·Sep 17, 2026·1 min readTrump says Canada becoming EU ‘associate member’ could be ‘hostile act’The US president threatened heavy tariffs and said the US could cut some trade with Europe over the proposed status.View original source — Al Jazeera ↗ShareCopy linkShare on XShare on FacebookRelated storiesBusinessFinancial TimesBusinessSep 17, 2026 · 1 minTrump suggests EU-Canada associate member deal would be ‘hostile act’Financial TimesBusinessThe GuardianBusinessSep 17, 2026 · 1 minTrump calls EU offer to Canada of associate membership ‘laughable’, while threatening tariffsThe GuardianPoliticsSouth China Morning PostPoliticsSep 17, 2026 · 1 minTrump threatens EU over ‘hostile’ proposal to make Canada associate memberSouth China Morning PostBusinessCNBCBusinessSep 17, 2026 · 1 min'Hostile act': Trump threatens EU with tariffs over Canada associate-membership proposalCNBC
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