Donald Trump Threatens EU Openly: You Need Energy and Will Buy It from the US

US President Donald Trump has not left unaddressed the moves regarding tariffs and… placed American energy front and center. Specifically, Trump stated that selling energy to the European Union will be a key objective as his administration tries to eliminate the trade deficit with Europe, with these statements coming as a response. “The European Union has been very bad to us,” Trump told reporters at the White House, accusing European countries of not purchasing enough American products. “They should buy their energy from us because they need it and should buy it from us. They can buy it; we can reduce the trade deficit by $350 billion in a week,” he emphasized. He further stressed that “the EU mocks us in trade” and that it was “created to harm the US. The countries formed together to create a small monopoly situation, a unified force against the US for trade.” Additionally, he mentioned, “They have NATO and exploited us in terms of dollars and militarily. They don’t take our cars. They don’t take our agricultural products, yet they send millions of cars to the US.” And he continued, “It won’t happen this way. It’s not fair. Trade with the EU must be fair and reciprocal.” “I’m Not Considering a Tariff Suspension” Meanwhile, the American president clarified that he is “not considering” suspending the tariffs announced last week. “Well, we’re not considering that. We have many, many countries coming to negotiate agreements with us. And they will be fair agreements. In some cases, they will pay significant tariffs. They will be fair agreements. As you know, I spoke this morning with the Prime Minister of Japan and had a very good discussion.” When questioned about the mixed messages from his administration regarding tariff negotiations, the president argued that “both can be true.” “Both can be true. There could be permanent tariffs and there could also be negotiations, because there are things we need beyond tariffs,” the president said. These remarks were made while sitting next to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the Oval Office.