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Trump Threatens EU With Tariffs Over Proposed Canada Partnership. U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened new tariffs against the European Union over a proposal to make Canada the bloc's first associate member. Trump called European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's proposal "laughable" and warned of trade restrictions if he considered it a hostile act. The European Commission rejected that interpretation, saying closer cooperation with Canada was intended to strengthen the partnership rather than target other countries. French Europe Minister Benjamin Haddad said the United States could not determine Europe's political or geopolitical choices. Von der Leyen unveiled the proposal during her State of the Union speech, attended by Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney. Canada and the EU have sought closer ties amid tensions with the United States, Russia's war in Ukraine and concerns over an increasingly assertive China. Carney recently called for a "unique alliance" with the EU as relations between Canada and the United States have deteriorated over tariffs. The proposal still requires support from EU member states and Canada, while several European diplomats have questioned how associate membership would work.
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