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President Donald Trump threatened to impose very high tariffs on the European Union after Brussels offered Canada associate membership, saying the move could be a "hostile act."
Trump threatens to cut off all trade with Europe if Canada associates closer with the EU
September 16, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Trump threatens to cut off all trade with Europe if Canada associates closer with the EU
Reposted by Andrew Watt, Simon Lester, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò , and 1 more Andrew Watt, Simon Lester, Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò, Henry Jones
Trump threatens to cut off all trade with Europe if Canada associates closer with the EU
September 16, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Trump threatens to cut off all trade with Europe if Canada associates closer with the EU
Trump just threatened to cut off trade with Europe if Canada becomes an EU associate member.
That is nuts.
That is nuts.
September 16, 2026 at 11:32 PM
Trump just threatened to cut off trade with Europe if Canada becomes an EU associate member.
That is nuts.
That is nuts.
Dear @mark-carney.bsky.social, we want to bring the relationship with Canada to the highest level possible.
I would like to work with you on opening the door for Canada to being the first associate member of the EU.
And create a common prosperity and economic security space.
I would like to work with you on opening the door for Canada to being the first associate member of the EU.
And create a common prosperity and economic security space.
September 16, 2026 at 8:27 AM
Dear @mark-carney.bsky.social, we want to bring the relationship with Canada to the highest level possible.
I would like to work with you on opening the door for Canada to being the first associate member of the EU.
And create a common prosperity and economic security space.
I would like to work with you on opening the door for Canada to being the first associate member of the EU.
And create a common prosperity and economic security space.
by Andrew Watt
Jonas Nahm makes a number of apposite points here: bsky.app/profile/jona...
The EU needs to define statuses short of membership also for other cases incl. UK, Iceland, Ukraine. Complex, but important and urgent.
The EU needs to define statuses short of membership also for other cases incl. UK, Iceland, Ukraine. Complex, but important and urgent.
1/ Von der Leyen just offered Canada "associate membership" in the EU in her State of the Union address. Carney was in the chamber. Standing ovation. Perhaps the clearest sign yet that some countries are actively trying to build a new architecture for global trade.
September 17, 2026 at 2:57 AM
Jonas Nahm makes a number of apposite points here: bsky.app/profile/jona...
The EU needs to define statuses short of membership also for other cases incl. UK, Iceland, Ukraine. Complex, but important and urgent.
The EU needs to define statuses short of membership also for other cases incl. UK, Iceland, Ukraine. Complex, but important and urgent.
Trump Wanted Canada as the 51st State. He Ended Up Pushing It Toward the European Union. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/u...
Trump Wanted Canada as the 51st State. He Ended Up Pushing It Toward the European Union.
The invitation by the E.U. for Canada to become an “associate member” is a sign of Mr. Trump’s brand of diplomacy, which often involves threatening America’s closest friends.
www.nytimes.com
September 17, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Trump Wanted Canada as the 51st State. He Ended Up Pushing It Toward the European Union. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/16/u...
Trump thinks that it's a hostile act against the US if other countries trade with the US, and also if other countries trade with each other without the US.
Trump threatens to cut off all trade with Europe if Canada associates closer with the EU
September 17, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Trump thinks that it's a hostile act against the US if other countries trade with the US, and also if other countries trade with each other without the US.
by Andrew Watt
World, note the superpower-president's intense displeasure and resort to empty threats when the bullied middle powers deepen their econoc relations.
World, you know what to do.
World, you know what to do.
Trump threatens to cut off all trade with Europe if Canada associates closer with the EU
September 17, 2026 at 2:39 AM
World, note the superpower-president's intense displeasure and resort to empty threats when the bullied middle powers deepen their econoc relations.
World, you know what to do.
World, you know what to do.
by Jonas Nahm Reposted by Andrew Watt, Simon Lester
1/ Von der Leyen just offered Canada "associate membership" in the EU in her State of the Union address. Carney was in the chamber. Standing ovation. Perhaps the clearest sign yet that some countries are actively trying to build a new architecture for global trade.
September 16, 2026 at 11:20 PM
1/ Von der Leyen just offered Canada "associate membership" in the EU in her State of the Union address. Carney was in the chamber. Standing ovation. Perhaps the clearest sign yet that some countries are actively trying to build a new architecture for global trade.
by Amir Attaran
Reposted by Iikka Korhonen, Daniel W. Drezner, David Darmofal
European Union’s top official said she would work to make Canada the bloc’s first associate member, a major shift indicative of the new ties traditional U.S. allies are forging with each other in the face of hostility from the Trump administration. www.wsj.com/world/europe...
EU Chief Proposes Making Canada First Associate Member
Her comments came as part of her annual State of the Union speech, in which she set out further plans to boost the bloc’s economy.
www.wsj.com
September 16, 2026 at 11:29 AM
European Union’s top official said she would work to make Canada the bloc’s first associate member, a major shift indicative of the new ties traditional U.S. allies are forging with each other in the face of hostility from the Trump administration. www.wsj.com/world/europe...
Trump is a monumental, historical, geopolitical failure.
Trump Wanted Canada as the 51st State. He Ended Up Pushing It Toward the European Union.
Trump Wanted Canada as the 51st State. He Ended Up Pushing It Toward the European Union.
Trump Wanted Canada as the 51st State. He Ended Up Pushing It Toward the European Union. (Gift Article)
The invitation by the E.U. for Canada to become an “associate member” is a sign of Mr. Trump’s brand of diplomacy, which often involves threatening America’s closest friends.
www.nytimes.com
September 17, 2026 at 12:56 AM
Trump is a monumental, historical, geopolitical failure.
Trump Wanted Canada as the 51st State. He Ended Up Pushing It Toward the European Union.
Trump Wanted Canada as the 51st State. He Ended Up Pushing It Toward the European Union.
I double dare you to….
Trump threatens to cut off all trade with Europe if Canada associates closer with the EU
September 16, 2026 at 11:48 PM
I double dare you to….
by Simon Lester
I have a theory that they want to find a way out of the trade war with Canada because it is hurting them in certain swing states, and threatening Europe here rather than Canada maybe supports that. But as with everything, who knows!
Trump threatens to cut off all trade with Europe if Canada associates closer with the EU
September 16, 2026 at 11:11 PM
I have a theory that they want to find a way out of the trade war with Canada because it is hurting them in certain swing states, and threatening Europe here rather than Canada maybe supports that. But as with everything, who knows!
@jaketapper.bsky.social spent his time writing and hawking a book about Biden during this presidency...
Trump threatens to cut off all trade with Europe if Canada associates closer with the EU
September 16, 2026 at 11:08 PM
@jaketapper.bsky.social spent his time writing and hawking a book about Biden during this presidency...
by Nicolai von Ondarza Reposted by Catherine E. De Vries, Steve Peers, Jill Rutter
For the proposed Associate Membership of Canada remember that there is an EU-Canada summit scheduled for end of October.
This gives Carney, vdL and EU member states about six weeks to define in broad terms how such a status could look like.
This gives Carney, vdL and EU member states about six weeks to define in broad terms how such a status could look like.
But the fact that "associate membership" doesn't have precedent can play to von der Leyen's and Carney's advantage. They can develop a tailor-made concept that responds to each other's needs, falls outside the EU treaties framework and secures backing from all 27 member states.
September 16, 2026 at 1:49 PM
For the proposed Associate Membership of Canada remember that there is an EU-Canada summit scheduled for end of October.
This gives Carney, vdL and EU member states about six weeks to define in broad terms how such a status could look like.
This gives Carney, vdL and EU member states about six weeks to define in broad terms how such a status could look like.
by Simon Lester
Post-Trump US trade policy is going to be a big battle. Not sure where we will end up.
So I was chatting with a college mate whom I also went to grad school with (both universities Stateside), and talking about the EU “associate member” proposal.
His $0.02? “You know that once Trump is gone, almost all Americans will be fine going back to the older arrangements, right?”
His $0.02? “You know that once Trump is gone, almost all Americans will be fine going back to the older arrangements, right?”
September 16, 2026 at 11:36 PM
Post-Trump US trade policy is going to be a big battle. Not sure where we will end up.
Who needs parts for their German cars and weight loss drugs anyway?
Trump threatens to cut off all trade with Europe if Canada associates closer with the EU
September 17, 2026 at 12:07 AM
Who needs parts for their German cars and weight loss drugs anyway?
by Jonas Nahm
3/ Canada isn't joining the EU. It isn't pivoting to China. It's building optionality — deeper EU ties on energy, critical minerals, defense, and potentially visa-free movement, while pursuing new deals in Asia. That's less of a bloc and more an attempt at a network.
September 16, 2026 at 11:20 PM
3/ Canada isn't joining the EU. It isn't pivoting to China. It's building optionality — deeper EU ties on energy, critical minerals, defense, and potentially visa-free movement, while pursuing new deals in Asia. That's less of a bloc and more an attempt at a network.
by Ian Bremmer
greater canada-eu partnership: aligned on security, economy, and governance.
(watch the united kingdom in this space...this is the post-brexit option pm burnham has been looking for)
(watch the united kingdom in this space...this is the post-brexit option pm burnham has been looking for)
September 16, 2026 at 3:45 PM
greater canada-eu partnership: aligned on security, economy, and governance.
(watch the united kingdom in this space...this is the post-brexit option pm burnham has been looking for)
(watch the united kingdom in this space...this is the post-brexit option pm burnham has been looking for)