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Trump, pictured in Switzerland in 2020 with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, has long held the view that the
E.U. takes advantage of America.Evan Vucci / AP file

Trump's tariff threat risks a trade war with Europe years in the making​

Trump's threat to impose 50% tariffs on imports from the E.U. is just the latest attack. It comes amid a broader souring of relations and after months of economic sparring.

By Freddie Clayton

The European Union has pushed back against President Donald Trump’s latest suggestion that he will impose a 50% import tariff on all E.U. goods, warning that trans-Atlantic trade must be built on “respect, not threats.”

The rebuke came after Trump said in a Friday post on his Truth Social platform that trade negotiations with Brussels were “going nowhere” and suggested he would slap a 50% blanket duty on all European goods entering the U.S. starting June 1.

It was just the latest bellicose remark from Trump and came amid a broader souring of relations between the two global powers that has seen months of distrust and economic sparring.

The E.U., home to nearly 450 million people, is the world’s largest trading bloc and one of Washington’s top commercial partners. It exported more than $600 billion in goods to the U.S. last year while importing goods worth around $370 billion.

Trump’s latest broadside follows his April 2 “Liberation Day” announcement of a 39% tariff on European goods, an idea he later walked back before he changed course again Friday with an even tougher stance. ...

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