#Trump calls #EU offer to #Canada of associate membership ‘laughable’, while threatening #tariffs & calling the offer a “hostile act”. Canada’s prime minister, #MarkCarney, is due to address the #European parliament on Thursday, a day after the #EuropeanCommission president, #UrsulaVonDerLeyen, invited his country to become the EU’s first “associate member”. #USPol #auspol #TrumpDictatorship https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/17/trump-calls-eu-offer-to-canada-associate-membership-laughable-threatens-tariffs