EU Had Already Offered to Scrap Tariffs—Trump Went Full Trade War Anyway

Trump said the EU were playing hardball, but they already offered him everything he wanted.

Weeks before President Donald Trump announced sweeping tariffs against the much of the world, EU officials had already proposed a deal to eliminate tariffs on both sides—a proposal the White House ignored in favor of confrontation.

EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič confirmed that on February 19, during a meeting with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lut…