Trump Uses Canada’s Palestinian Recognition as a Tactical Lever in Trade Negotiations

President Donald Trump has once again demonstrated how foreign policy can become a bargaining chip in economic negotiations, this time leveraging Canada's recent recognition of a Palestinian state to complicate U.S.-Canada trade talks. In a sharply worded post on his social media platform, Trump warned that Canada’s move "will make it very hard" for the United States to finalize a trade agreement with its northern neighbor. Is America’s National Interest Being Sacrificed for Political Maneuvering? This new development exposes how Washington’s unpredictable trade tactics threaten long-standing alliances and national sovereignty. While Canada asserts its independent foreign policy by recognizing Palestinian...