brunodiasmz on Nostr: US President Donald Trump should focus on containing China, not the EU, which is an ...

US President Donald Trump should focus on containing China, not the EU, which is an American ally, French President Emmanuel Macron has said. He vowed, however, to go toe-to-toe with Washington if it decides to impose tariffs on goods from the bloc. In early February, Trump said he would “absolutely” slap tariffs on the EU because the US is being “treated so badly” by the bloc. “They do not take our cars, they do not take our farm products, essentially, they do not take almost anything. And we have a tremendous deficit with the EU,” he explained. In an interview with CNN on Sunday, Macron addressed Trump, saying: “Is the EU your first problem? No, I do not think so. Your first problem is China. So you should focus on the first problem.” “Europe is an ally for you. If you want Europe to be engaged on more investment, and security, and defense, if you want Europe to develop, which is I think the interest of the US, you should not hurt the European economies by threatening it with tariffs.”