Europe to Trump: If You Want a Trade War, You'll Get One
- Warning comes after Trump alleges ‘a lot of problems’ with EU
- Sparring shows diverging trans-Atlantic policy priorities
Trump Says Free Trade Needs to Be 'Fair,' 'Reciprocal'
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The European Union gave President Donald Trump a fresh warning about any U.S. curbs on imports from Europe by pledging rapid retaliation, highlighting the persistent risk of a trans-Atlantic trade war.
The EU fired the shot across the U.S. bow after Trump said in an interview with ITV broadcast over the weekend that he has “a lot of problems with the European Union.” This “may morph into something very big” from “a trade standpoint,” he said.