Trump threatens to stop trading with EU over ‘laughable’ membership offer to Canada

US president responds as Mark Carney seeks to move closer to Europe and diversify defence tiesEurope live – latest updatesDonald Trump has threatened the EU with “serious tariffs” and a halt to trade after the bloc proposed making Canada its first ever associate member – an idea he derided as “laughable”.The US president said that if the EU moved forward with the plan, Washington could impose “very serious tariffs or stop trading with Europe”. He added: “If it’s a good intention, that’s fine. If it’s a bad intention, we’ll put very heavy tariffs on Europe.” Continue reading...