Donald Trump has threatened the European Union with “substantial” tariffs after Brussels imposed a series of steep fines on US tech giants.In a post on his Truth Social platform, the US president wrote: “The United States of America is not a ‘PIGGYBANK’ for Europe, nor will we allow it to be!”It comes days after Google was fined €890m by the EU after its search and app store services were found to have breached online competition laws.The US will “immediately” launch an investigation “into the practice of ‘ROBBING’ American Companies and, in turn, the American Taxpayer”, Trump said. “The European Union will pay a very big price for this illegal and highly unethical conduct, which I have consistently warned them about.”More details soon …
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FRI · 2026-07-24 · 17:37 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0724-95783
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Trump threatens ‘substantial’ tariffs on EU after Google fined for breaching European laws
President Donald Trump has threatened the European Union with "substantial" tariffs in response to EU fines imposed on US tech companies. Trump stated on his Truth Social platform that the US will not be a "PIGGYBANK" for Europe and that the EU is "robbing" American companies.
Guardian staffThe Guardian - World NewsFiled 2026-07-24 · 17:37 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min
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President Donald Trump has threatened the European Union with "substantial" tariffs in response to EU fines imposed on US tech companies. Trump stated on his Truth Social platform that the US will not be a "PIGGYBANK" for Europe and that the EU is "robbing" American companies. This threat follows a recent €890 million fine levied against Google by the EU for breaching online competition laws related to its search and app store services. Trump announced that the US will immediately investigate the EU's practices, asserting that the European Union will "pay a very big price" for what he described as "illegal and highly unethical conduct."
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The European Union will pay a very big price for this illegal and highly unethical conduct.
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Google was fined €890m by the EU for breaching online competition laws.
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The US will 'immediately' launch an investigation into the practice of 'ROBBING' American Companies.
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Donald Trump has threatened the European Union with 'substantial' tariffs.
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