“US President Donald Trump in comments on board Air Force One said that the United States would not negotiate with Europe to change tariffs if it “does not pay a lot of money annually.””, – WRITE: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: “European Truth” with reference to The Guardian
Direct Trump language: “The United States cannot lose $ 1.9 trillion in trade. We cannot allow it, especially by spending large funds on NATO to protect European countries. We cover their military and undergo trade in damages.”
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Details: According to him, Europe wants to sit at the negotiating table, but he said, “they do not start paying us a lot of money every year – first for the present, but also for the past, because they have taken away a lot of our wealth, and we will not allow it anymore.”
Trump again repeated the narrative that Europe “very badly resorted” from the United States and, they say, “deceived our (American. – Ed.) Leaders.”
“You know, Europe also has a huge surplus in relations with the United States. Europe has treated us, perhaps a little softer, but still very, very bad. China – yes, but Europe also. Europe behaved very, very badly, because it has deceived our leaders,” he said.
Trump also complained that Europeans did not buy cars and food in the US.
“We accept their cars – Mercedes, Volkswagen, BMW, we accept millions of their cars. And they do not take any of our car. They do not buy our agricultural products. They buy nothing. Europe treats us very badly,” the US president added.
Prehistory:
- On April 2, the US President announced the introduction of customs tariffs against many countries of the world.
- A number of states have stated that Trump’s tariffs could violate NATO treaty. The EU has been discussing how best to respond to the US.
- Trump himself said he was ready to reduce his tariffs if other countries are able to offer something “phenomenal”.
Read in detail in the article ”Trump and box Pandora: How new duties will change world trade and how Ukraine will be affected”