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EU Says Prepare for ‘Rule of the Jungle’ If Trump Dismantles WTO

Cecilia MalmstromPhotographer: Dario Pignatelli/Bloomberg
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The European Union is warning allies that if President Donald Trump dismantles the World Trade Organization it would create global havoc.

“It would be the rule of the jungle and only the most strong would survive,” EU trade chief Cecilia Malmstrom said in Tokyo after Washington leveled a new tariff threat at the bloc. “And maybe not even them.”