{"id":2634784,"date":"2026-07-24T14:33:02","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T18:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-launches-trade-investigation-into-eu-after-google-fine\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T14:37:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T18:37:00","slug":"trump-launches-trade-investigation-into-eu-after-google-fine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-launches-trade-investigation-into-eu-after-google-fine\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump launches trade investigation into EU after Google fine"},"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-launches-trade-investigation-into-eu-after-google-fine%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=2634784&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 announced that he is initiating a trade inquiry into the European Union following their recent $1 billion fine on Google for unfair search engine practices. Trump criticized the EU&#8217;s actions as illegal and discriminatory, accusing them of targeting American companies while neglecting previous fines imposed during Joe Biden&#8217;s administration. He emphasized that such moves would not continue under his leadership and threatened tariffs as a response under the Section 301 investigation, which allows the U.S. to impose tariffs on countries engaging in unfair trade practices. The EU&#8217;s fine under the Digital markets Act was based on findings that Google favored its own services over competitors and restricted app developers from promoting offers through other channels.google responded by condemning the fine, warning that new regulations could hinder popular products and services.Trump viewed the EU&#8217;s actions as an attempt to &#8216;rob&#8217; American companies and vowed to take serious countermeasures to protect U.S. interests.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump<\/a> is launching another trade investigation into the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/european-union\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1177\">European Union <\/a>after the group of nations fined <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/google\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"180\">Google<\/a> $1 billion over its search engine practices.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe European Union is at it again and, as usual, taking direct aim at GREAT American Companies!\u201d Trump <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116976043318889040\">wrote on Truth Social<\/a> on Friday. \u201cAfter having fined Apple, for no reason at all, 15 Billion Dollars, Meta, 3 Billion Dollars, Amazon 2.5 Billion Dollars, and many others, we have just been informed that Google, a truly advanced and amazing group, has been fined yet another 1 Billion Dollars, without explanation. This brings the Google total to over 18 Billion Dollars!\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4662508\/trump-trade-investigation-eu-google-fine\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump launches trade investigation into EU after $1 billion fine on Google<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4662250\/trump-china-russia-weapons-iran\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump warns China and Russia not to \u2018give or sell\u2019 weapons to Iran<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4661976\/iran-strikes-middle-east-neighbors-rejecting-reports-new-us-peace-deal\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Iran launches more strikes against neighbors after rejecting reports of new US peace deal<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump criticized the EU action as \u201cillegal and highly discriminatory\u201d and chastised former President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"471\">Joe Biden<\/a> for permitting previous fines during his administration.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s not going to continue during the Trump Administration,\u201d the president wrote. \u201cThe United States of America is not a \u2018PIGGYBANK\u2019 for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/europe\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"81\">Europe<\/a>, nor will we allow it to be!\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Section 301 investigation under the Trade Act of 1974 provides the Trump administration with the opportunity to impose <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tariffs\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"584\">tariffs<\/a> in response to unfair foreign acts, policies, or practices that undermine U.S. commerce.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, the 10% to 12.5% tariffs introduced this week against more than 60 U.S. trade partners over alleged forced-labor import regulation violations were implemented under the same provision.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPlease let this TRUTH serve to represent that we will immediately initiate a 301 Investigation into the practice of \u2018ROBBING\u2019 American Companies and, in turn, the American Taxpayer,\u201d Trump wrote on Friday. \u201cThe European Union will pay a very big price for this illegal and highly unethical conduct, which I have consistently warned them about. The penalties will be entirely reversed and, we anticipate, a substantial TARIFF to be placed on them at the earliest possible moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The EU\u2019s fine against Google is the first of its kind under the group\u2019s Digital Markets Act, which became enforceable in 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fine was issued after the European Commission found that the technology giant gave preferential treatment to its own services over those of third parties when consumers used its search engine and did not adhere to its anti-steering rule regarding sharing cheaper options with consumers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGoogle prevents app developers from freely communicating and promoting offers and concluding contracts with users in distribution channels of their choice, including third<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senators-introduce-open-app-markets-act-to-limit-big-tech-app-store-monopolies\/\" title=\"Senators Introduce \u2018Open App Markets Act\u2019 To Limit Big Tech App Store Monopolies\">-party app stores<\/a>,\u201d the commission wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4660657\/defiant-trump-whca-dinner-redo-assassination-attempt\/\"><strong>PROMISE KEPT: A DEFIANT TRUMP TO ATTEND WHCA DINNER REDO AFTER ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Google has criticized the fine, with Google and Alphabet global affairs president Kent Walker predicting the rule will \u201cbreak everyday products.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTo comply, we are having to strip away real-time Search features Europeans love \u2014 like instant pricing and direct availability for hotels, flights, and restaurants \u2014 and dismantle safety protections on Google Play,\u201d Walker wrote in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump to probe EU after $1B Google fine, calls it 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