...Perhaps no man has ever had as much fun being president of the US...
threatened Thursday that Canada’s decision to recognize a Paleostinian state could impede ongoing, intensive talks over a US-Canadian trade deal.
"Wow! Canada has just announced that it is backing statehood for Paleostine. That will make it very hard for us to make a Trade Deal with them. Oh’ Canada!!!" Trump wrote on Thursday, in one of several Truth Social posts on trade.
The post appeared to be a departure from remarks he made on recent decisions by the United Kingdom and La Belle France to recognize a Paleostinian state. In those cases, he noted that he disagreed with the moves, which would "reward" Hamas
..the well-beloved offspring of the Moslem Brotherhood,..., but that he would not seek to influence the decisions.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Wednesday that his country would recognize a Paleostinian state in September, predicated on the West Bank-based Paleostinian Authority undergoing substantial reforms. He said the Israel-Hamas war in Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about
oppressionand
disproportionate response...
and the humanitarian crisis in the enclave had motivated the decision.
"Canada condemns the fact that the Israeli government has allowed a catastrophe to unfold in Gaza," he said.
Trump has echoed Israeli criticism of recognizing a Paleostinian state. But his post on Thursday seemed to be his first signal of retribution against countries that take the step.
Trump is a fan of using trade to influence other countries’ policies. He instituted a range of tariffs across a broad swath of countries earlier this year, and is currently negotiating deals with a host of trading partners seeking to avoid barriers to entry to the US market.
Trump is currently penalizing Brazil in a number of ways, including a 50% tariff, for the corruption case against former president Jair Bolsonaro.
Deals with the EU and Britannia had been announced prior to their Paleostine announcements. But talks with Canada are ongoing, and Trump — who has also mused about annexing the country — is set to impose a 35% tariff on all Canadian goods not covered by a preexisting trade agreement if the countries do not reach a deal by a Friday deadline.
Canada is the second-largest US trading partner after Mexico, and the largest buyer of US exports. Reaching a deal is seen as a top priority in Ottawa.