‘Laughable’: Trump threatens to cut EU trade over Canada ties

To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: ‘Laughable’: Trump threatens to cut EU trade over Canada ties © Reuters 01:14 Issued on: 17/09/2026 - 12:35 Donald Trump reacted angrily Wednesday to an EU proposal to make Canada its first “associate member”, a move that could foster closer ties on tech, defence and energy. Trump derided the proposal as “laughable” and threatened to impose tariffs or even cut trade entirely with the EU if it goes ahead.