Trump steps up Canada trade war after Carney’s Palestine pledge – US politics live

Jul 31, 2025 - 07:00
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Trump steps up Canada trade war after Carney’s Palestine pledge – US politics live

President says Canada’s move to recognise a Palestinian state ‘will make it very hard for us’ to conclude a trade deal

President Donald Trump on Wednesday slapped a 50% tariff on most Brazilian goods to fight what he has called a “witch hunt” against former president Jair Bolsonaro, but softened the blow by excluding sectors such as aircraft, energy and orange juice from heavier levies.

Trump announced the tariffs, some of the steepest levied on any economy in the US trade war, as his administration also unveiled sanctions on the Brazilian supreme court justice who has been overseeing Bolsonaro’s trial on charges of plotting a coup, Reuters reported. Continue reading...

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