Trump ‘Extremely Satisfied’ With Plan to Hit EU With 50 Percent Tariff

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that his announcement to place 50 percent tariffs on European Union imports into the United States was a success because it pushed the 27-nation bloc to move faster on a deal. Trump last week warned that he would impose the 50 percent rate starting on June 1 but said in a social media post over the weekend that it would be pushed back to July 9 amid trade negotiations. In a Truth Social post on Tuesday, the president indicated he is pleased with how it played out and is also “extremely satisfied with the 50 percent Tariff allotment on the European Union, especially since they were slow walking (to put it mildly!), our negotiations with them.”...