Trump has embroiled U.S. US President Donald Trump threatened on Wednesday to cut trade with the European Union after the bloc proposed to make Canada its first-ever associate member. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Trump has embroiled U.S. in a deepening trade war with its northern neighborS1

• US President Donald Trump threatened on Wednesday to cut trade with the European Union after the bloc proposed to make Canada its first-ever associate member. EU chief Ursula von der Leyen raised the prospect a day before Canadian leader Mark Carney was due to...S2

• US President Donald Trump says if Canada becomes the first associate member of the European Union it would be a "hostile act." Speaking to reporters after landing in North Carolina, the president said if it's done with "bad intentions" he may respond with tari...S3

• Trump suggests EU allowing Canada as associate member could be a ‘hostile act’S4