{"id":2439455,"date":"2025-05-27T13:27:02","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T17:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-calls-50-tariff-on-european-union-a-success\/"},"modified":"2025-05-27T13:28:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T17:28:22","slug":"trump-calls-50-tariff-on-european-union-a-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-calls-50-tariff-on-european-union-a-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump calls 50% tariff on European Union a &#8216;success&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-calls-50-tariff-on-european-union-a-success%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2439455&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump has referred to his proposed 50% tariff on European Union (EU) goods as a &#8220;success.&#8221; This statement follows a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/georgia-secretary-of-state-brad-raffenspergers-update-to-georgias-voting-machine-software-right-before-the-2020-election-was-unlawful-and-violates-any-certification-of-state-results\/\" title=\"Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger\u2019s Update to Georgia\u2019s Voting Machine Software Right Before the 2020 Election Was Unlawful and Violates Any Certification of State Results\">recent phone call<\/a> with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, in which she agreed to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-delays-50-tariff-on-eu-after-call-with-von-der-leyen-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump delays 50% tariff on ... after call with ... - Washington Examiner\">expedite trade negotiations<\/a> in exchange for a 90-day delay on the implementation of the new tariffs. Trump&#8217;s declaration of the tariffs came after he expressed frustration over stalled discussions with the EU, contrasting the negotiations with those he found more fruitful with the United Kingdom and China.He believes that this approach will encourage both the EU and China to open their markets to U.S.trade, viewing the EU&#8217;s willingness to engage in discussions as a positive development. This shift in tone marks a departure from his earlier criticisms of the EU,highlighting a potential pathway to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-opens-tariff-talks-with-south-korea-things-are-looking-good\/\" title=\"Trump opens tariff talks with South Korea: &#039;Things are looking good&#039;\">improved trade relations<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump calls 50% tariff on European Union a &lsquo;success&rsquo; after it called to &lsquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psaki-pushes-back-on-cover-up-for-bidens-mental-decline-aging-happens-quickly\/\" title=\"Psaki pushes back on &#039;cover-up&#039; for Biden\u2019s mental decline: &#039;Aging happens quickly&#039;\">quickly&#038;rsquo<\/a>; discuss trade<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2132824\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> hailed his threatened 50% <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tariffs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"tariff\">tariff<\/a> on the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/european-union\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">European Union<\/a> as a &ldquo;success&rdquo; Tuesday after he said the bloc worked to fast-track negotiations.<\/p>\n<p>The president <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3420370\/trump-recommends-50-percent-tariffs-european-union\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"announced a blanket 50% tariff\">announced a blanket 50% tariff<\/a> on all EU goods last week, complaining that talks had gone &ldquo;nowhere,&rdquo; in contrast to a deal with the United Kingdom and a temporary deal with China. In a Sunday phone call with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, she promised to speed up talks in exchange for a 90-day delay in new tariffs. In a Tuesday Truth Social post, Trump said his 50% tariff imposition was all part of the plan.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3422289\/trump-pardon-scott-jenkins-virginia-sheriff-bribery-conviction\/\">Trump pardons Scott Jenkins, former Virginia sheriff convicted of bribery<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3422166\/trump-honors-fallen-troops-gold-star-families-arlington-national-cemetery\/\">Trump honors fallen troops and Gold Star families at Arlington National Cemetery<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3422050\/trump-threatens-harvard-grant-money-trade-schools\/\">Trump threatens to give billions in Harvard grant money to trade schools<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I was extremely satisfied with the 50% Tariff allotment on the European Union, especially since they were &lsquo;slow walking (to put it mildly!), our negotiations with them,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;Remember, I am empowered to &lsquo;SET A DEAL&rsquo; for Trade into the United States if we are unable to make a deal, or are treated unfairly.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I have just been informed that the E.U. has called to quickly establish meeting dates,&rdquo; Trump added. &ldquo;This is a positive event, and I hope that they will, FINALLY, like my same demand to China, open up the European Nations for Trade with the United States of America. They will BOTH be very happy, and successful, if they do!!!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s comments about the EU over the past couple of days are a notable departure from his previous hostility toward the bloc. Last week, he said the organization was &ldquo;very difficult to deal with&rdquo; because of &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >ridiculous corporate penalties&#038;rdquo<\/a>; and &ldquo;unfair and unjustified lawsuits against [American] Companies.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>His Truth Social post on Sunday, after his call with von der Leyen, was one of his most positive, saying it was his &ldquo;privilege&rdquo; to grant an extension for tariff deadlines.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3421931\/trump-delays-tariff-eu-after-call-with-von-der-leyen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"TRUMP DELAYS 50% TARIFF ON EU AFTER CALL WITH VON DER LEYEN\">TRUMP DELAYS 50% TARIFF ON EU AFTER CALL WITH VON DER LEYEN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The call between Trump and von der Leyen on Sunday added &ldquo;a new impetus&rdquo; to negotiations between the two sides, European Commission spokeswoman Paula Pinho&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/audiovisual.ec.europa.eu\/en\/video\/I-272771\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> Monday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And we will take it from there,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s positive to see that there&rsquo;s engagement also on the level of the presidents and from our side, we always said that we were ready to make a deal.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2132824\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2132824\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump praises 50% EU tariff as a &#8216;success&#8217; after trade talks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2439456,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AP25029698603924-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32233,16957,7221,3634],"class_list":["post-2439455","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-european-union","tag-tariff","tag-trade","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/AP25029698603924-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2439455","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2439455"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2439455\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2439459,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2439455\/revisions\/2439459"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2439456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2439455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2439455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2439455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}