EU Pushes Back Against Trump’s Caustic Claims on Tariffs
‘The EU Wasn’t Formed to Screw Anyone,’ Polish Prime Minister Responds
Wind turbines in front of industrial businesses along the River Scheldt in Antwerp, Belgium, on Feb. 26. (Virginia Mayo/AP)
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BRUSSELS — The European Union on Feb. 27 pushed back hard against allegations by U.S. President Donald Trump that the 27-nation bloc was out to get the United States, and warned that it would vigorously fight any wholesale tariff of 25% on all EU products.
The tit-for-tat dispute following the vitriolic comments of Trump aimed at an age-old ally and its main postwar economic partner further deepened the trans-Atlantic rift that was already widened by Trump’s warnings that Washington would drop security guarantees for its European allies.
Thursday’s EU pushback came after Trump told reporters that “the European Union was formed in order to screw the United States. That’s the purpose of it, and they’ve done a good job of it,” adding that it would s…
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