Economics

Trump’s EU Jab May Hit Home as Juncker Goes to Washington

  • Juncker heads to Washington to blunt Trump’s trade war threat
  • President has long list of complaints against European Union
Haines of Evercore ISI and others discusses European Commission’s Juncker’s upcoming meeting with President Trump.(Source: Bloomberg)
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The last time Donald Trump met European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker he called the Luxembourger “a brutal killer.”

Recounting the incident to Bavaria’s regional parliament a few days afterward, Juncker said he thought it had been meant as a compliment, “but I’m not so sure.”