Trump says the European Union is an enemy of the United States – The EC Republic

Washington, 15 July. The American president, Donald Trump today considered that the European Union (EU), one of the historical allies of the US, is now an "enemy" of the country that governs.

"Well, I think we have a lot of enemies. I think the European Union is an enemy, what it does to us. You would not think of the European Union, but is an enemy "said Trump in an interview with the American network CBS from its Turnberry Golf Club (Scotland, United Kingdom) [19659004]. in addition, that Russia "is an enemy in certain aspects" and that China is an "economically enemy".

"But that does not mean that they're bad, that means nothing, that means they're competitive." clarified the atypical leader in this interview.

In recent months, Trump has increased tension with countries and regions seen as US partners, such as the EU, Canada, and Mexico. , especially in commercial matters.

In fact, the United States. decided in June to end the exemption of steel and aluminum tariffs from the EU, Canada and Mexico, a move to which the governments of these regions have responded with similar measures.

country (those of the EU). I respect the leaders of these countries. But, in a commercial sense, they really took advantage of us, and many of these countries are in NATO and they did not pay their fraction "he criticized.

Trump has presumed to have encouraged increased defense investment among NATO members and said that the European allies and Canada have "strengthened their commitment" to the military expenditures "as they had never done before"

. At the meeting of Alliance leaders that ended on Thursday in Brussels, no new commitments were made on the levels of defense spending, beyond the reaffirmation of the Agreement reached at the Welsh Summit of 2014 where member countries decided Decade 2% of its GDP to the Armed Forces.

The US President will face tomorrow at his final stop on his European tour Monday when he met his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, in Helsinki after attending the NATO summit and meeting with Renio Unido. British Prime Minister Theresa May. EFE