Trump’s advisers have privately expressed irritation to European officials that EU member nations’ differing trade priorities have slowed down the talks, according to people familiar with the discussions.

After weeks of touting post-Liberation Day efforts to calm uneasy markets, Trump vowed to target the European Union with new 50 percent tariffs, declaring that he was no longer interested in reaching a trade deal following days of sluggish negotiations.

As President Donald Trump conducted an impromptu news conference in Doha, Qatar, this month, surrounded by business leaders and top advisers, he made a point of singling out one person in particular.

President Donald Trump and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi gesture as Sen. Ashley Moody (R-FL) looks on during a ceremony honoring the 2025 NCAA men’s basketball champion Florida Gators at the White House, May 21, 2025, in Washington, D.C.

As President Trump seeks to secure trade deals and bring production to the U.S., he recently threatened to impose a 50% tariff on the European Union and a 25% tariff on Apple. Erin McLaughlin, Senior Economist at The Conference Board in the Economy,

The Trump administration’s move to bar Harvard University from enrolling international students has ricocheted across China, with officials and commentators seeing it through one lens: the growing rivalry between Washington and Beijing.

(Reuters) -U.S. President Donald Trump's trade negotiators are pushing the EU to make unilateral tariff reductions on U.S. goods, saying without concessions the bloc will not progress in talks to avoid additional 20% "reciprocal" duties, the Financial Times reported on Friday.