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Trump slams Canada’s plan to recognize Palestinian state amid trade talks

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Last updated: 2025/07/31 at 4:09 AM
Press Room Published July 31, 2025
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U.S. President Donald Trump took to his social media platform just after midnight on Thursday to say he is not pleased with Canada announcing it will recognize a Palestinian state in September if the West Bank’s governing body agrees to make certain commitments.

“Wow! Canada has just announced that it is backing statehood for Palestine,” Trump posted on Truth Social. “That will make it very hard for us to make a Trade Deal with them. Oh’ Canada!!!”

Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed earlier on Wednesday that trade negotiations have not been finalized just two days ahead of the deadline.

“It is possible that [negotiations] may not conclude by the first of August,” Carney said at a news conference on Wednesday.

“But we’ll see with the teams there. We’re working hard.”

WATCH | Trade deadline nears: 

Carney says ‘we’ll see’ about a U.S. trade deal by deadline

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada’s delegation negotiating with the U.S. on a trade deal is back in Washington ahead of the Aug. 1 deadline imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, but gave his clearest indication yet that Canada might not land a deal in time.

Trump set an Aug. 1 deadline for Canada to reach a trade deal and has threatened to impose a 35 per cent tariff on goods that don’t comply with the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA).

That rate would apply to Canadian exports currently being tariffed at 25 per cent, under Trump’s emergency powers, citing what he says is a national security threat from fentanyl trafficking.

“The president has been very clear … that there are certain sectors that are strategic, in their judgment, to the United States’ economy: aluminum steel, automobiles, pharmaceuticals, semiconductors and lumber,” Carney said. 

The prime minister previously hinted that the Canadian government is in no rush to finalize a deal by Friday, saying last week that his objective is “not to reach a deal whatever it costs.” 

On Monday, Carney said in P.E.I. that trade negotiations with the United States are at an “intense phase.” 

Tariffs ordered on some copper products

On Wednesday, Trump announced that the U.S. would levy a 50 per cent tariff on copper products such as pipes and wiring, starting Friday. 

The White House said it would apply only to semi-finished copper products and other products that heavily use copper when being manufactured.

Trump suggested last Friday that the U.S. might not reach an agreement with Canada and that more tariffs could be in store for the country.

“I think Canada could be one where there’s just a tariff, not really a negotiation,” Trump told reporters. 

Canada’s top trade negotiators — Kirsten Hillman, Canada’s ambassador to the U.S., and Dominic LeBlanc, minister responsible for Canada-U.S trade — have also downplayed the likelihood of the two countries reaching a deal by Aug. 1.

“It’s important for us to recognize that there is a time when the deal is the right deal, and it’s important for us to be in a position to continue negotiating until we get to that point,” Hillman said last week.

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