{"id":162669,"date":"2025-02-03T17:05:01","date_gmt":"2025-02-03T15:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=162669"},"modified":"2025-02-03T17:05:02","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T15:05:02","slug":"trump-ready-for-showdown-with-eu-we-have-a-300-billion-deficit-they-are-taking-advantage-of-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/trump-ready-for-showdown-with-eu-we-have-a-300-billion-deficit-they-are-taking-advantage-of-us\/","title":{"rendered":"TRUMP READY FOR SHOWDOWN WITH EU: &#8220;We have a $300 billion deficit, they are taking advantage of us!&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>U.S. <strong>President Donald Trump<\/strong> has announced that he will soon impose <strong>tariffs on goods imported into the United States from the European Union<\/strong>, and he has not ruled out a similar measure against the <strong>United Kingdom<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump emphasized that the reason for such action is that <strong>Europe no longer buys American cars or other products<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;They don\u2019t buy our agricultural products. They buy almost nothing, while we import everything\u2014millions of cars, massive amounts of food, and agricultural goods,&#8221;<\/em> Trump stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When asked by the <strong>BBC<\/strong> whether there is a deadline for imposing tariffs on the <strong>EU<\/strong>, Trump replied that there is <strong>no specific timeframe<\/strong>, but that it will happen <em>&#8220;fairly soon.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;Practically every country in the world is robbing the United States. We have trade deficits with almost every country\u2014not all of them, but almost all\u2014and we are going to change that. It\u2019s unfair,&#8221;<\/em> Trump emphasized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to him, the <strong>U.S. is not currently considering tariffs on imports from the U.K.<\/strong>, but he is unsure how the situation will unfold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>&#8220;We\u2019ll see what happens. Maybe it will happen with Britain\u2026 But it will definitely happen with the EU. That I can tell you, because they are really taking advantage of us\u2014you know, we have a deficit of more than $300 billion,&#8221;<\/em> Trump said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">FIND OUT MORE IN ENGLISH:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fserbiantimes%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02TShs1iziyH9A5CGk9CVGYRsj2PsuXSKuZLd4ckutscPzK8d2fZaaML8tk7JphiQcl&#038;show_text=true&#038;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"250\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>He added that <strong>the U.K. is &#8220;not acting properly&#8221;<\/strong>, but <em>&#8220;things could be smoothed over.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump stressed that he has had <strong>numerous meetings and phone calls<\/strong> with <strong>British Prime Minister Keir Starmer<\/strong> and that the two <strong>&#8220;get along very well.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On <strong>Saturday, Trump signed an executive order imposing tariffs on goods from Canada, Mexico, and China.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>White House Press Secretary Carolyn Leavitt<\/strong> stated on <strong>Friday\u2019s press briefing<\/strong> that <strong>tariffs on Mexico and Canada will be 25%<\/strong>, while those on <strong>China will be 10%<\/strong>, due to <strong>illegal fentanyl<\/strong> being distributed in the <strong>U.S.<\/strong>, which she claimed has <strong>led to the deaths of tens of millions of Americans<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark>MORE NEWS:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-cec1b890-e2bf-44d5-97cc-b530b5bc6fd9\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/madonna-supported-the-students-the-media-doesnt-show-you-the-biggest-student-movement-since-1968-video\/\">MADONNA SUPPORTED SERBIAN STUDENTS: \u201cThe media doesn\u2019t show you the largest-led student movement since 1968!\u201d (VIDEO)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-6d0128ea-1d62-43c6-a33c-7ffcc296d1c6\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/why-the-boycott-serbian-and-balkan-products-more-expensive-in-belgrade-than-in-chicago-video\/\">WHY THE BOYCOTT: Serbian and Balkan Products More Expensive in Belgrade Than in Chicago! 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