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Europe is not treating us well, laments Trump

(B2) Receiving Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven at the White House, US President Donald Trump on Tuesday (March 6) reaffirmed his intention to tax steel and aluminum imports, stating in particular that the European Union does not had "not treated the United States well".

It's unfair, very unfair

Europeans " make it nearly impossible for us to do business with them and yet send them, their cars and everything else to the United States lamented the American president. " The European Union has not treated us well. And it's a very, very unfair business situation.", he added.

Donald Trump arm wrestling

Asked by a journalist about possible European retaliatory measures, Donald Trump thundered: “ They can do whatever they want, but if they do, then we'll put a big 25% tax on their cars and, believe me, they won't be doing it for very long. ».

(with AFP)

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Nicolas Gros Verheyde

Chief editor of the B2 site. Graduated in European law from the University of Paris I Pantheon Sorbonne and listener to the 65th session of the IHEDN (Institut des Hautes Etudes de la Défense Nationale. Journalist since 1989, founded B2 - Bruxelles2 in 2008. EU/NATO correspondent in Brussels for Sud-Ouest (previously West-France and France-Soir).

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