The EU just hit back at Trump with its own tariffs on American goods
The European Union has announced that as of Friday, it will impose tariffs on $3.2 billion worth of American goods including bourbon, peanut butter, and Harley-Davidson motorcycles. The move is in response to President Donald Trumps decision to impose harsh import taxes targeting the EU earlier this month.
We did not want to be in this position, EU trade commissioner Cecilia Malmström said in a statement Wednesday. However, the unilateral and unjustified decision of the U.S. to impose steel and aluminum tariffs on the EU means that we are left with no other choice.
The EU is strategically choosing products that will hit Republicans hard. According to lists submitted to the World Trade Organization, the bloc of 28 European countries plans to enact a 25 percent tax on American products made in vulnerable Republican-heavy states, such as orange juice from Florida. The state, which had majority support for Trump in the 2016 election, could be key for Republicans to win over in this years midterm election.
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https://www.vox.com/2018/6/20/17485374/european-union-donald-trump-tarrifs-import-taxes|
No one wins in a trade war - but the people who can least afford it always get hit the worst.