U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday criticized Canada’s determination to acknowledge Palestinian statehood, warning that it might severely complicate commerce relations between the 2 international locations.
The feedback got here shortly after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney declared that Canada would formally acknowledge the State of Palestine on the eightieth session of the United Nations General Assembly in September 2025.
Speaking at a press convention in Ottawa following a digital Cabinet assembly, Carney mentioned the transfer was in response to the “insupportable” humanitarian disaster in Gaza. “Canada intends to acknowledge the state of Palestine on the UN General Assembly,” he acknowledged.
Trump’s remarks sign rising tensions between Washington and Ottawa at a time when each side have been working towards a possible new commerce deal. The former U.S. president’s response means that Canada’s international coverage stance could now be a sticking level in bilateral negotiations.
Canada’s determination provides it to a rising record of Western international locations reconsidering their place on Palestinian statehood amid rising worldwide concern over the continued battle in Gaza and the broader Israel-Palestine disaster.
