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Trump said: “The U.K. is out of line but … I think that one can be worked out. But the European Union, it’s an atrocity what they’ve done,” then added, “So the U.K. is way out of line … but European Union is really out of line.”
A global trade war is imminent after Trump took action over the weekend to strike neighbors, allies and rivals with tariffs, triggering vociferous criticism from around the world.
On Friday evening, Trump vowed to “absolutely” impose tariffs on EU goods as he claimed the bloc had treated the U.S. “so terribly” — as he officially whacked Canada, Mexico and China with steep tariffs.
A European Commission spokesperson said Sunday that the EU “would respond firmly” if Trump “unfairly or arbitrarily imposes tariffs on EU goods.”
