Trump dismisses criticism of tariffs, claiming US makes $2bn a day from levies – US politics live

President claims ‘America is going to be very rich again soon’ thanks to tariffs as he signed executive orders to boost US coal productionThe European Union still wants to avoid a trade war with the United States despite Donald Trump’s administration’s rejection of the “zero for zero” offer on all industrial goods put forward by Brussels, an EU spokesperson told reporters on Tuesday.White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said on Monday that the European Union needed to lower its non-tariff barriers, including those created by value-added taxes and food safety regulations, if it wanted to reach a deal. Continue reading...

Trump dismisses criticism of tariffs, claiming US makes $2bn a day from levies – US politics live

President claims ‘America is going to be very rich again soon’ thanks to tariffs as he signed executive orders to boost US coal production

The European Union still wants to avoid a trade war with the United States despite Donald Trump’s administration’s rejection of the “zero for zero” offer on all industrial goods put forward by Brussels, an EU spokesperson told reporters on Tuesday.

White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said on Monday that the European Union needed to lower its non-tariff barriers, including those created by value-added taxes and food safety regulations, if it wanted to reach a deal. Continue reading...