Trump calls EU offer to Canada of associate membership ‘laughable’, while threatening tariffs
The US president call the move a ‘hostile act’, as Canada seeks to move closer to the EU and diversify its defence ties Donald Trump has threatened the European Union with “serious tariffs” and a cut to trade after the bloc proposed to make Canada its first ever associate member, calling the idea “laughable”. Suggesting the move was a “hostile act”, the US president told reporters he could put “
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James 1:19
Ethical application · WEBSo, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;
A reader might apply this counsel to heated diplomatic language and threats of economic retaliation. The passage encourages careful listening and restraint before anger shapes words or policy.
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So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger; for the anger of man doesn’t produce the righteousness of God.
This interpretation is debated. Christians may differ over whether restraint here requires softer diplomacy or whether firm economic warnings can still be delivered without sinful anger.