United States (US) President Donald Trump says it will be difficult to make a trade deal with Canada after the country announced it is backing Palestinian statehood.

Canadian Prime Minster Mark Carney’s office did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Carney announced on Wednesday Canada is planning to recognise the State of Palestine at a meeting of the United Nations (UN) in September.

Canada’s announcement follows France and Britain in recognising a Palestinian state.

Israel and its closest ally, the US, both rejected Carney’s statements.

Canada and the America are working on negotiating a trade deal by August 1, the date Trump is threatening to impose a 35% tariff on all Canadian goods not covered by the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement.

Carney said on Wednesday that tariff negotiations with Trump’s administration have been constructive, but the talks may not conclude by the deadline.

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