Donald Trump has sent a furious warning to the European Union as tensions between the US President and bloc soar to explosive levels. In a blistering rant on his Truth Social platform, Trump accused the EU of “as usual, taking direct aim at GREAT American Companies!”.
The 80-year-old claimed the bloc has unfairly levied billions of dollars of fines against Google, Apple and other US tech giants, announcing that the US will open a formal investigation into the European Union’s trade practices. Trump made the announcement a day after the EU hit Google with a fine of 890 million euros (around £759m) after it claimed the technology behemoth broke digital antitrust regulations by setting up Google Play and its ubiquitous search engine to corral consumers towards its own services and apps to the detriment of competitors.
Trump raged that US is “not a ‘PIGGYBANK’ for Europe, nor will we allow it to be!” He added: “The European Union will pay a very big price for this illegal and highly unethical conduct, which I have consistently warned them about.”
The Republican said that the US will “immediately initiate a 301 Investigation into the practice of “ROBBING” American Companies and, in turn, the American Taxpayer”.
“The European Union will pay a very big price for this illegal and highly unethical conduct, which I have consistently warned them about,” he added.
The European Commission has been approached for comment.
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