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Trump threatens EU with ‘substantial’ tariffs over fines of US tech giants

Trump threatens EU with ‘substantial’ tariffs over fines of US tech giants

Donald Trump has threatened the European Union with additional and “substantial” tariffs after Brussels imposed a series of steep fines on US tech giants.

The US president accused Brussels of taking “direct aim” at several American companies including Apple, Meta Platforms, Amazon and Google, writing in a Truth Social post: “The United States of America is not a ‘PIGGYBANK’ for Europe, nor will we allow it to be!”

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