President Trump now targets trade with European Union; still floating idea of Canada being 51st state

This week, President Trump flexed the power of the U.S. when it comes to trade. Mexico and Canada both made concessions to avoid tariffs, and now Trump is looking at the European Union.

“Well, we have massive deficits with the European Union, massive like $350 billion, if you can believe it. They don’t take our farm product. They don’t take our cars.”

Trump says the EU has abused the U.S. for years and that needs to change. He also repeated the notion that it could be in Canada’s best interest to become the 51st state of the United States, saying they have a lot more to lose than we do.

“Why are we willing to lose between $100 billion and $200 billion a year? We don’t need that. As a state, it’s different, and there are no tariffs. I’d love to see that, but some people say that would be a long shot. If people wanted to play the game right, it would be 100% certain that they become a state.”

This week, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offered concessions to keep the tariffs at bay for at least a month. President Trump is expected to keep in talks with Canada and Mexico over the next 30 days.

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