The Tariff Tango: Trump's Reckless Dance with Europe The latest salvo in the ongoing trade war between the United States and the European Union has been fired by none other than Donald Trump, who has announced a Section 301 investigation into the EU's practices in response to fines levied on American companies.
This move is a thinly veiled attempt by Trump to redirect attention from his administration's failures to address China's unfair trade practices.
The catalyst for this escalation was the €890 million fine slapped on Google by the European Commission, which found that the tech giant had used its search ranking and anti steering practices to unfairly promote its own services.