Trump called the potential globalist alliance between Canada and the European Union "ridiculous" and threatened with more tariffs

The president Donald Trump warned the European Union if it moves forward with the proposal from the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, to make Canada the first associated member of the bloc and form a sort of leftist alliance with the government of Mark Carney.

"If they do that, if I consider it in any way a hostile act, I will impose very severe tariffs or stop trading with Europe on many things," Trump told reporters on his way to an event in North Carolina yesterday, calling the proposal "ridiculous." "If it's with good intentions, that's fine. If it's with bad intentions, we will impose very heavy tariffs on Europe," the president stated.

Von der Leyen formalized the proposal on Wednesday at an event attended by Carney and said that the possible alliance was to face "an openly hostile world". The borders of the European Union have been at risk since the outbreak of the war in Ukraine in 2022, while Ottawa has not come up with a better idea than to engage in a trade war with Washington and become more dependent on China.

Earlier this month, Carney had expressed that he was seeking a "unique alliance" with the EU, as his relationship with Trump's White House has deteriorated considerably, resulting in Canadian products being tariffed.

An alliance between Brussels and Ottawa would be, in many ways, unprecedented. A European diplomat expressed surprise at the proposal and noted that "no one really knows what it means." There are concerns among officials of the European Commission that Von der Leyen is promising "something she cannot deliver" and that it would leave a desperate Carney looking for allies in a ridiculous position.