Summary
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen welcomed Trump’s 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs, calling it a chance for a “frictionless” trade reset.
The EU also paused planned countermeasures but emphasized its continued shift away from U.S.-centered trade, citing instability in U.S. policy.
Von der Leyen reaffirmed EU’s focus on global diversification and internal stability.
Trump dismissed EU proposals as inadequate and accused Europe of exploiting U.S. defense spending while being unfair in trade.
I was kinda hyped to see what would happen with those tariffs. I really want the US to be isolated and the rest of the world to kick them out. We are at month 3 out of 48 and this is not the time to show any sort of weakness or compassion with the Trump administration. Really it should be us that imposes tariff sanctions on them until they reinstate human rights principles.
As an American: yes.
Our president is an idiot less than a third if us voted for and he’s fucking up. The best thing the rest of the world can do for the majority of Americans who disapprove is keep the pressure on. Look how he already folded!