Donald J Trump Posts TruthSocial(@TruthTrumpPost):President Trump called EU proposal to make Canada its first associate member a potential "hostile act." 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 Trump's reaction looks less like an overreaction and more like calling out exactly what's happening. The EU didn't offer Canada a brand new membership tier out of longstanding affection it did so at the precise moment Canada is under real economic pressure from the United States, which is the textbook definition of a rival power trying to peel off an ally while that ally is vulnerable. if Canada is going to exclude American firms from its own government contracts while running to Europe for cover, there's no reason US federal procurement should keep extending Canada favorable treatment either.

Donald J Trump Posts TruthSocial@TruthTrumpPost

2026.09.17 07:31

President Trump called EU proposal to make Canada its first associate member a potential "hostile act." 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 Trump's reaction looks less like an overreaction and more like calling out exactly what's happening. The EU didn't offer Canada a brand new membership tier out of longstanding affection it did so at the precise moment Canada is under real economic pressure from the United States, which is the textbook definition of a rival power trying to peel off an ally while that ally is vulnerable. if Canada is going to exclude American firms from its own government contracts while running to Europe for cover, there's no reason US federal procurement should keep extending Canada favorable treatment either.

Donald J Trump Posts TruthSocial@TruthTrumpPost

2026.09.16 11:10

Canadian PM is touring Europe and wants a Switzerland style unique alliance rather than EU membership. 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 Carney is trying to build leverage for the negotiation Canada actually needs with Washington by demonstrating that Canada has other places to send its energy and rare earth minerals, even if those places currently take only a fraction as much. Audience that matters most for this trip isn't Brussels or Liverpool, but White House watching Canada visibly cultivate alternatives it could lean on if the tariff standoff hardens further. Trade math says the EU relationship, even fully maximized, remains a rounding error next to US tariffs.