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(12,100 posts) Thu Jul 31, 2025, 10:44 AM 22 hrs ago

Donald Trump threatens trade talks over Canada's intent to recognize Palestinian state

Source: Toronto Star

OTTAWA—U.S. President Donald Trump says Canada’s plan to recognize a State of Palestine will hinder his ability to reach a trade deal with Ottawa the day before his August tariff deadline.

“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. Oh’ Canada!!!,” Trump posted in his Truth Social account shortly after midnight early Thursday morning.

Almost a day earlier on Wednesday, the U.S. President had posted that “THE AUGUST FIRST DEADLINE IS THE AUGUST FIRST DEADLINE — IT STANDS STRONG, AND WILL NOT BE EXTENDED. A BIG DAY FOR AMERICA!!!”

Late Wednesday afternoon, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that Canada intends to recognize a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly in September. That commitment is predicated on whether the Palestinian Authority, the governing body in the occupied West Bank, agrees to a series of reforms, such as holding general elections in 2026 in which Hamas can have no role and ensuring that a Palestinian state is demilitarized. The prime minister spoke to Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestinian Authority, on Wednesday and said he had agreed to the conditions.

Read more: https://www.thestar.com/politics/federal/donald-trump-threatens-trade-talks-over-canadas-intent-to-recognize-palestinian-state/article_55bc4d7b-674e-48d9-922a-c849640a0963.html

This is likely to enrage Canadians give the UK has announced the same thing.

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Donald Trump threatens trade talks over Canada's intent to recognize Palestinian state (Original Post) speak easy 22 hrs ago OP

tRump's political stances do not constitute an economic emergency which is his excuse for tariffs. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz 22 hrs ago #1

He doesn't even care that it is nakedly extortion. NH Ethylene 21 hrs ago #5

Canada IS working hard to trade with other countries and to reduce barriers to internal trade. Bernardo de La Paz 21 hrs ago #6

I stand with Canada more strongly than ever. speak easy 16 hrs ago #13

I hope Canada, like Brazil does not back down. If enough countries stand up to him, he'll stop this crap. Fil1957 22 hrs ago #2

EU, Britain, Japan, Korea have agreed SHAM deals. Canada does not seem interested in a sham deal. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz 21 hrs ago #3

Trump is such a blowhard. He's already imposed punitive tariff's on Canada for no reason at all, and in violation Martin68 21 hrs ago #4

This is what Americans want? Blackjackdavey 21 hrs ago #7

CANADA and the world gives TACO Don the proverbial Fickle Finger of Fate! ProudMNDemocrat 21 hrs ago #8

Fuck off, Fat Ass. LudwigPastorius 20 hrs ago #9

Don't get your Depends in a bind Donny Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 18 hrs ago #10

"America First!" Prairie Gates 18 hrs ago #11

Completely fucking irrelevant to trade. I can't believe we've fucking normalized this stupid shit. He has a fucking Karasu 18 hrs ago #12

This message was self-deleted by its author Bayard 15 hrs ago #14

A Palestinian state would interfere with his resort plans there Bayard 15 hrs ago #14

Canada needs to ignore the pedo troll in the White House. kimbutgar 14 hrs ago #16

Bernardo de La Paz

(57,325 posts)

1. tRump's political stances do not constitute an economic emergency which is his excuse for tariffs. . . . . nt

Reply to speak easy (Original post)

Thu Jul 31, 2025, 10:57 AM

22 hrs ago

NH Ethylene

(31,192 posts)

5. He doesn't even care that it is nakedly extortion.

Reply to Bernardo de La Paz (Reply #1)

Thu Jul 31, 2025, 12:08 PM

21 hrs ago

I hope the Canada PM tells him to shove his tariffs. Canada has likely been exploring other countries to export trade with. It will hurt the US more than it will hurt Canada.

Bernardo de La Paz

(57,325 posts)

6. Canada IS working hard to trade with other countries and to reduce barriers to internal trade.

Reply to NH Ethylene (Reply #5)

Thu Jul 31, 2025, 12:11 PM

21 hrs ago

I heard on the radio a day or two ago a forecast of 1.5% drop in GDP for 2025, but a rise of about the same in 2026. Steeper fall if tariffs get worse.

Even before tRump 2.0, Canada was the only G7 country with free trade agreements with all the others.

speak easy

(12,100 posts)

13. I stand with Canada more strongly than ever.

Reply to Bernardo de La Paz (Reply #6)

Thu Jul 31, 2025, 04:46 PM

16 hrs ago

There is one word that describes what the Administration is doing - Betrayal.

Fil1957

(153 posts)

2. I hope Canada, like Brazil does not back down. If enough countries stand up to him, he'll stop this crap.

Reply to speak easy (Original post)

Thu Jul 31, 2025, 11:23 AM

22 hrs ago

Bernardo de La Paz

(57,325 posts)

3. EU, Britain, Japan, Korea have agreed SHAM deals. Canada does not seem interested in a sham deal. . . . nt

Reply to Fil1957 (Reply #2)

Thu Jul 31, 2025, 11:42 AM

21 hrs ago

Martin68

(26,236 posts)

4. Trump is such a blowhard. He's already imposed punitive tariff's on Canada for no reason at all, and in violation

Reply to speak easy (Original post)

Thu Jul 31, 2025, 11:44 AM

21 hrs ago

of tree agreements with Canada and Mexico. This is as impotent as the rest of him.

Blackjackdavey

(233 posts)

7. This is what Americans want?

Reply to speak easy (Original post)

Thu Jul 31, 2025, 12:15 PM

21 hrs ago

Is there really a constituency of Americans who think toying with our economic well being, toying with one of our most consistent and trusted allies and our neighbor over this, is in our best interest? This is what America first looks like to them?

ProudMNDemocrat

(19,977 posts)

8. CANADA and the world gives TACO Don the proverbial Fickle Finger of Fate!

Reply to speak easy (Original post)

Thu Jul 31, 2025, 12:15 PM

21 hrs ago

Love,
Canada

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LudwigPastorius

(13,054 posts)

9. Fuck off, Fat Ass.

Reply to speak easy (Original post)

Thu Jul 31, 2025, 12:38 PM

20 hrs ago

You don't control Canada's foreign policy.

Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(126,580 posts)

10. Don't get your Depends in a bind Donny

Reply to speak easy (Original post)

Thu Jul 31, 2025, 02:49 PM

18 hrs ago

Prairie Gates

(5,741 posts)

11. "America First!"

Reply to speak easy (Original post)

Thu Jul 31, 2025, 02:52 PM

18 hrs ago

Karasu

(1,712 posts)

12. Completely fucking irrelevant to trade. I can't believe we've fucking normalized this stupid shit. He has a fucking

Reply to speak easy (Original post)

Thu Jul 31, 2025, 02:57 PM

18 hrs ago

compulsion to force the whole world to agree with his fascist mindset on every little fucking thing or else they deserve to be economically punished for it.

This is medieval boy king bullshit. It's a fucking joke.