French Prime Minister François Bayrou on Monday denounced the United States and European Union’s recent trade agreement as an act of “submission” on the part of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.
President Donald Trump announced the trade deal after meeting with von der Leyen in Scotland over the weekend. The agreement means there will only be a 15% tariff on European imports, in exchange for $600 billion of investments in the U.S. and a $750 billion purchase of U.S. energy.
The 15% tariff rate is notably less than the 30% Trump threatened to impose on the EU earlier this month.
“Von der Leyen-Trump Agreement: it is a dark day when an alliance of free peoples, united to affirm their values and defend their interests, resolves to submission,” Bayrou posted to X.
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