{"id":95040,"date":"2025-05-23T07:00:51","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T15:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/?p=95040"},"modified":"2025-05-23T05:42:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T13:42:06","slug":"donald-trump-escalating-tariffs-to-a-trade-war-with-the-european-union","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/prophecy\/donald-trump-escalating-tariffs-to-a-trade-war-with-the-european-union\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump escalating tariffs to 50% in a trade war with the European Union"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Donald Trump dropped more tariff threats against the European Union:<\/p>\n

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Trump Wants 50 Percent Tariff on EU<\/h2>\n

May 25, 2025<\/p>\n

President Donald Trump on Friday said\u00a0he wants “a straight 50% Tariff”\u00a0on the European Union beginning June 1 because trade talks are stuck.<\/p>\n

Trump expressed his recommendation\u00a0via his social media platform.<\/p>\n

“The European Union, which was formed for the primary purpose of taking advantage of the United States on TRADE, has been very difficult to deal with. Their powerful Trade Barriers, Vat Taxes, ridiculous Corporate Penalties, Non-Monetary Trade Barriers, Monetary Manipulations, unfair and unjustified lawsuits against Americans Companies, and more, have led to a Trade Deficit with the U.S. of more than $250,000,000 a year, a number which is totally unacceptable. Our discussions with them are going nowhere!” Trump posted on Truth Social<\/a>. https:\/\/www.newsmax.com\/world\/globaltalk\/donald-trump-u-s-tariffs\/2025\/05\/23\/id\/1212100\/<\/a><\/p>\n

23 May 2025<\/p>\n

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US President Donald Trump has said he is “recommending” a 50% tariff on all goods from the European Union being imported to the United States.<\/p>\n

“Our discussions with them are going nowhere!”, he said in a post on social media on Friday. He said the new tariffs kick in on 1 June.<\/p>\n

The announcement marks an escalation of Trump’s trade war with the EU. He initially proposed a 20% tariff on most EU goods, but halved it to 10% until 8 July to allow time for talks. …<\/p>\n

Since re-entering the White House, Trump has imposed and threatened various tariffs on countries around the world, which he sees as a way of boosting US manufacturing and protecting jobs from foreign competition.<\/p>\n

A tariff is a domestic tax levied on goods as they enter a country, proportional to the value of the import and it is paid by the business importing them.<\/p>\n

The prospect of higher tariffs being introduced on imports to the US has rattled many world leaders because it will make it more expensive and difficult for businesses to sell goods in the world’s largest economy.<\/p>\n

On Friday, Trump said the EU had been “very difficult to deal with”.<\/p>\n

“Our discussions with them are going nowhere! Therefore, I am recommending a straight 50% Tariff on the European Union, starting on June 1, 2025,” he added. https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cgr5xrygzk5o<\/a><\/p>\n

How did the EU react to Trump’s tariff threat?<\/h2>\n

The EU Commission declined to comment on Trump’s post, saying it would wait until for a phone call\u00a0between EU trade chief Maros Sefcovic and his\u00a0US\u00a0counterpart\u00a0Jamieson Greer to take place at 1500 GMT.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the euro fell, reversing earlier gains that had been made after the previous\u00a0Trump tariff threat<\/a>, reigniting investor fears about the impact of duties on the world economy and trade.<\/p>\n

European markets fell almost immediately after Trump’s posts. Germany’s DAX, a stock market index made up of the 40 largest German blue-chip companies traded on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, quickly swung to a 1.9% loss, while the analogous French benchmark, CAC 40, fell 2.4%. https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/trump-calls-for-50-tariffs-on-eu-imports-from-june-1\/a-72648246<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n

While Donald Trump considers that the EU id very difficult to work with, the basic EU position is that they did not start the trade war, they are willing to negotiate, but they have a larger market than the USA (particularly if one considers the other nations that also want to be in the EU), hence the trade issue is a problem Donald Trump and the USA, not the EU, is causing<\/p>\n

Consider that in the January-March 2018 edition of the Bible News Prophecy<\/em> magazine, I wrote the following:<\/p>\n

European leaders have stated that they no longer want \u2018subservience\u2019 to the USA and want to put \u201cEurope first\u201d (in contrast to the \u201cAmerica first\u201d campaign slogan that Donald Trump has used).<\/p>\n

As far as subservience goes, the Europeans realize that they have been subservient to the USA as they have depended upon the military of the USA for protection since World War II ended …<\/p>\n

Europe now wants to strengthen its own military, while also increasing its international trade. Europe expects to set the standards for various goods and services as well as the rules for much of the world\u2019s trade.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Related Europe and its military, check out the following:\u00a0European Union reveals Readiness 2030 program\u2013its way for Europe to be a military superpower\u2013\u2018EU slams the door on US in colossal defense plan\u2019<\/a>\u00a0and European Army: Final nail in EU coffin or a prophesied reality?<\/a><\/p>\n

Related to trade, in December 2024, I predicted the following as part of of my list of 25 items to prophetically watch in 2025<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Europe will reach out to various ones in Asia and Africa, as well as Latin America. … in 2025 Europe will work on getting more of the world to accept its standards and trading matters. …<\/p>\n

The Europeans will work with many nations to secure stronger trade agreements.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There will be many unintended consequences of Donald Trump’s statements and policies, including relating to trade and tariffs.<\/p>\n

Now notice something from my latest book available at Amazon Kindle: Unintended Consequences and Donald Trump\u2019s Presidency: Is Donald Trump Fulfilling Biblical, Islamic, Greco-Roman Catholic, Buddhist, and other America-Related Prophecies?<\/a>\u00a0as well as Amazon print\u00a0Unintended Consequences and Donald Trump\u2019s Presidency: Is Donald Trump Fulfilling Biblical, Islamic, Greco-Roman Catholic, Buddhist, and other America-Related Prophecies?<\/a><\/span><\/span>:<\/p>\n

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Trade …<\/strong><\/p>\n

One of the unintended consequences of Donald Trump\u2019s threats of tariffs and other trade matters is that it is motivating nations he has threatened to look to trade more with each other.<\/p>\n

Europe will get more serious about trade deals with others internationally …<\/p>\n