Trump is currently in Scotland, involved in heavy negotiations with the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, to avert a potentially costly trade war. But that hasn’t stopped the president from taking the time between rounds of golf to criticize European leaders over wind turbines and immigration, claiming there won’t be a Europe unless they “get their act together”.
“I say two things to Europe. Stop the windmills. You’re ruining your countries. I really mean it, it’s so sad. You fly over and you see these windmills all over the place, ruining your beautiful fields and valleys and killing your birds,” he said. “On immigration, you better get your act together,” he said. “You’re not going to have Europe anymore.”
However, despite such admonishments on Sunday, the United States struck a framework trade deal with Europe, averting a troubling trade showdown between two allies who account for almost a third of global trade.
The deal, which includes a 15% tariff on EU goods entering the US and significant EU purchases of US energy and military equipment, will bring welcome clarity for EU companies.
The announcement came after European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen travelled to Scotland for talks with US President Donald Trump to push a hard-fought deal over the line.
“It was a very interesting negotiation. I think it’s going to be great for both parties,” the president said.
Von der Leyen praised Mr. Trump, calling it a “good deal” and a “huge deal” that followed “tough negotiations.”
“We have a deal. We have a trade deal between the two largest economies in the world, and it’s a big deal, it’s a huge deal,” she said. “It will bring stability. It will bring predictability.”
Trump, who is seeking to reorder the global economy and reduce decades-old US trade deficits, has so far reeled in agreements with Britain, Japan, Indonesia, and Vietnam, although his administration has failed to deliver on a promise of “90 deals in 90 days.”
Trump’s arrival in Scotland has required the biggest security operation since Elizabeth II died in 2022. More than 5,000 police and security personnel are involved in the four-day visit with no risks taken after the assassination attempt on the president a year ago.
High perimeter fences have been erected around the coastal golf course with naval vessels patrolling the shore, while security drones are overhead, and dozens of security details stake out the resort. The heavy security presence may be a foretaste of events to come later in August when the US vice-president, JD Vance, and his family arrive for a holiday in the Cotswolds, reportedly in the village of Charlbury.
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