The EU is as bad as China on trade blasts Trump

DONALD Trump continued his attack on Europe over trade yesterday by saying the EU was ‘as bad’ as China.

The US President insisted America was treated ‘very badly’ by member states.

His administration has been at war with Brussels since the US decided to raise tariffs on imports of steel, aluminium and other products from China, the European Union, Canada, and Mexico.

In retaliation, the EU has said it will slap duties worth £2.5billion on the US, hitting products such as denim, Harley-Davidson motorbikes and bourbon.

Beijing has hit back with its own trade counter-measures. Mr Trump told Fox News that although he was fond of European countries, America had some of the ‘worst trade deals in the world’.

He said: ‘The European Union is possibly as bad as China, just smaller...it is terrible what they do to us.’

Bizarrely highlighting his own European heritage, he said: ‘Now we all sort of love the European Union, you know I was there many, many years ago, meaning my parents were born in the European Union. And I love those countries. Germany and all of the countries, Scotland you know

‘They treat us very badly’

you have Scotland, they’re still in there, they’re still hanging in there right?

‘Let’s see what happens with Brexit, but they treat us very badly.

‘They treat us very unfairly.’ His comments come after the European Commission warned the US that imposing tariffs on European cars ‘will be harmful first and foremost for the US economy’.

Brussels said the move could spark an international trade war.

The President added: ‘Take a look at the car situation, they send their Mercedes in, we can’t send our cars in.

‘Look what they do to our farmers, they don’t want our farm products. In all fairness they have their farmers so they want to protect their farmers. But we don’t protect ours and they protect theirs.’

However, despite his continuing attacks on Brussels Mr Trump seemed positive the tariff issue would ‘work out’.

‘Every country is calling every day, saying, let’s make a deal, let’s make a deal. It’s going to all work out,’ he said.