EU is as bad as China on trade, blasts Trump

DONALD Trump continued his attack on Europe over trade yesterday by saying the European Union 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.

The EU has said it will impose £2.5billion of duties in retaliation.

Mr Trump told Fox News that although he was fond of Europe, America had some of the ‘worst trade deals in the world’. He said: ‘The EU 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 EU, you know I was there many, many years ago, meaning my parents were born in the EU.

‘And I love those countries. Germany and all of the countries, Scotland you know 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.’