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‘Hard for us to make a trade deal': Trump on Canada recognizing a Palestinian state
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will recognize the state of Palestine at the next session of the United Nations General Assembly in September. On the eve of his latest tariff deadline, U.S. President Donald Trump says Canada's decision to recognize a Palestinian state will hurt the urgent trade talks underway between the two countries. '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,' he wrote in a post to Truth Social published overnight Thursday. Trump Truth Social Canada Palestine U.S. President Donald Trump says Canada recognizing statehood of Palestine makes it 'very hard' for two sides to reach trade deal. (Truth Social screenshot) Canada and the United States have been negotiating a deal since shortly after Trump took office this year, when the U.S. president imposed a slate of sweeping tariffs on imported goods that rapidly developed into a global trade war. In the months since, governments in both countries have imposed an ever-shifting array of tariffs and other trade restrictions on one another. Most recently, Trump has threatened new tariffs of 35 per cent unless Canada reaches a trade deal by Friday. Throughout the trade war, Trump has repeatedly adjusted the timing of tariffs on Canada and other countries, including substantial delays, but earlier this week, U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said there would be 'no extensions, no more grace periods' on the deadline, this time around. "Aug. 1, the tariffs are set. They'll go into place. Customs will start collecting the money, and off we go,' he said. Two-state solution Trump's social media post comes hours after Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Canada would formally acknowledge an independent state of Palestine. 'Canada has long been committed to a two-state solution – an independent, viable, and sovereign Palestinian state living side by side with the State of Israel in peace and security," Carney wrote in a statement Wednesday. 'For decades, it was hoped that this outcome would be achieved as part of a peace process built around a negotiated settlement between the Israeli government and the Palestinian Authority. Regrettably, this approach is no longer tenable.' Canada is the latest western ally in recent days to announce intentions to recognize Palestinian statehood, joining France and the United Kingdom. Earlier this year, U.S. ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee spoke out against recognition, describing a United Nations initiative to revive work toward a two-state solution as 'incredibly inappropriate when Israel is in the midst of a war.' 'If France is really so determined to see a Palestinian state, I've got a suggestion for them – carve out a piece of the French Riviera and create a Palestinian state,' Huckabee said. 'They are welcome to do that.' This is a developing story. More details to come… With files from Tammy Ibrahimpour, The Associated Press and AFP
