SDEROT, Israel — U.S. President Donald Trump’s Thursday night social media post in which he called off trade negotiations with Canada was not a bluff. It was also foreseeable.

His dramatic statement was putatively prompted by Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s puerile ad campaign against tariffs. But that was just an easy deflection from the real issue.

His slap down of Canada has been brewing for months, and likely has more to do with Carney’s geopolitical leanings — in particular, his undermining of Trump’s vision for a renewed and invigorated Middle East.

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It is no accident that Trump has strung Carney along in tariff talks for months, having him pay homage in Washington, D.C., and leave, empty handed, with only vague assurances abo

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