On Wednesday the man Donald Trump labeled a” brutal killer,” the top dog in the European Union, Jean Claude Juncker, took his stuff to the White House.
European Commission spokesperson Margaritis Schinas said Wednesday’s talks between Juncker and Trump, would seek to “de-dramatize any potential tensions around trade.”
For background on this important economic meeting read Ted Malloch’s post from yesterday.
President Trump not only performed – He once again outperformed all expectations.
By Wednesday afternoon the two global leaders who together control over 50% of global commerce came to an agreement.
President Trump secured concessions from the European Union leader to avoid a trade war.
BREAKING: Trump secures concessions from EU to avoid trade war; EU agrees to import more soybeans, lower industrial tariffs, work more on LNG exports – Dow Jones
Dow spikes to session high after the DJ report.https://t.co/T4j6dGOIA2 pic.twitter.com/88jO2TZM1u
— CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) July 25, 2018
Dow extending gains, up more than 150 points, after DJ reports that Trump has secured concessions from EU to avoid trade war https://t.co/KmNdvLJM7r pic.twitter.com/WvojxQ0RSi
— CNBC Now (@CNBCnow) July 25, 2018
President Trump discussed the new developments at a presser in the Rose Garden at the White House:
.@POTUS on talks with @EU_Commission President @JunckerEU: “This is why we agreed today, first of all, to work together towards zero tariffs, zero non-tariff barriers and zero subsidies on non-auto industrial goods.” pic.twitter.com/bCI8SXitib
— Fox News (@FoxNews) July 25, 2018
.@POTUS: “The European Union is going to start, almost immediately, to buy a lot of soybeans. They’re a tremendous market.” pic.twitter.com/VAt9VQQUSl
— Fox News (@FoxNews) July 25, 2018
