US President Donald Trump threatened Thursday that Canada’s decision to recognize a Palestinian state could impede ongoing, intensive talks over a US-Canadian trade deal.

“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. Oh’ Canada!!!” Trump wrote on Thursday, in one of several Truth Social posts on trade.

The post appeared to be a departure from remarks he made on recent decisions by the United Kingdom and France to recognize a Palestinian state. In those cases, he noted that he disagreed with the moves, which would “reward” Hamas, but that he would not seek to influence the decisions.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Wednesday that his country would recognize a Palestinian state in September, predicated on the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority undergoing substantial reforms. He said the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza and the humanitarian crisis in the enclave had motivated the decision.

“Canada condemns the fact that the Israeli government has........

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