[jocon307]

"[Europe] remains America's biggest trading partner and closest ally."

I thought Canada was our biggest trading partner.

[CasearianDaoist]

European nations in aggregate.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Canada is number 1. I suppose if you agglomerated all the Euro nations, they might outrank Canada by itself.

[John Jorsett]

I thought Canada was our biggest trading partner.

Of individual nations, it is. But when compared to something named "Europe," it's not. I'd question the assertion since Europe is a conglomeration of nations with differing trade laws and not a single entity, but hey, who needs common sense when one is trying to make a point in an editorial?

[muir_redwoods]

"[Europe] remains America's biggest trading partner and closest ally."

I suppose it's equally true to say that foreign countries considered as a single group constitutes our biggest trading partner.

I'm not sure what information this adds, however