The US has imposed tariffs on steel (25%) and aluminum (10%) imports from the EU and other countries, demanding that they abolish “unfair” tariffs on US goods. European countries later responded to the move by imposing their own tariffs on certain US goods valued at billions of dollars.
President of the European Council Donald Tusk has commented on the recent Donald Trump's statement by saying that the EU and US are “best friends” and that whoever says otherwise — is spreading “fake news.”
Earlier US President Donald Trump has blasted the EU's trading practices, calling the block a “foe” in an interview with CNS News while spending his holiday at his golf course in Scotland. Trump has blasted the EU's trading practices, calling the bloc a “foe” in an interview with CNS News while spending his holiday at his golf course in Scotland.
“I think we have a lot of foes. I think the European Union is a foe, what they do to us in trade. Now you wouldn't think of the European Union but they're a foe,” Trump said.
He went on to name Russia and China as other “foes,” but noted that these countries are not “bad,” but rather “competitive,” further adding that he respects the leaders of these countries, but criticized them for “taking advantage” of the US in trade. He also recalled that many EU countries do not “pay their bills” as NATO members.
The US president has criticized a number of countries, including…
