Trump sets two-month deadline for EU to enact trade deal

(Aaron Pellish and Daniel Desrochers – Politico) President Donald Trump set a two-month deadline for the European Union to implement a trade deal with the U.S., before he increases tariffs to “much higher levels.”. Trump doubled down on his threat to levy higher tariffs on the EU in a social media post on Thursday, as he continues to push European leaders to enact the terms of the trade accord reached in Scotland last year. The president said he relayed a July 4th deadline for the agreement during a phone call with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. “I agreed to give her until our Country’s 250th Birthday or, unfortunately, their Tariffs would immediately jump to much higher levels,” Trump said. – Trump sets two-month deadline for EU to enact trade deal – POLITICO