Trump Threatens Canada Over Palestine Recognition

The Washington Post reports:

President Donald Trump said early Thursday it would be “very hard” to reach a trade deal with Canada after the country said it planned to recognize a Palestinian state — throwing talks with Ottawa into question one day before higher U.S. tariffs are set to come into force.

“Wow! Canada has just announced that it is backing statehood for Palestine. That will make it very hard for us to make a Trade Deal with them,” Trump wrote just after midnight Thursday on Truth Social.

This month, Trump threatened to raise tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum, vehicles and goods not covered by the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement to 35 percent starting Friday. If those higher tariffs take effect, the economic consequences could be far-reaching in Canada, which sends more than 75 percent of its exports to the United States.

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