On Friday, President Donald Trump declared that he will “absolutely” impose tariffs on the European Union for how unfairly they have treated the United States during trade negotiations. This announcement comes right after the president announced tariffs on China, Mexico, and Canada.
Trump said while discussing trade policy, “Am I going to impose tariffs on the European Union? Do you want the truthful answer or should I give you a political answer? Absolutely.”
“Absolutely. The European Union has treated us so terribly,” Trump reiterated.
🚨🇺🇸🇪🇺 Trump: “Am I going to impose Tariffs of The European Union? – Absolutely – The EU has treated us so terribly” ‼️ pic.twitter.com/4uAzwLn3wF
— Concerned Citizen (@BGatesIsaPyscho) January 31, 2025
In December, Trump posted to truth Social, “I told the European Union that they must make up their tremendous deficit with the United States by the large scale purchase of our oil and gas,” he added. “Otherwise, it is TARIFFS all the way!!!”
As it sits, the United States is the second-largest trading partner for the EU. This move is expected to escalate the trade war we are already toeing.