Donald Trump says EU was ‘formed to screw the United States’ and threatens 25% tariffs

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Donald Trump has said he will impose 25% tariffs on the EU "very soon" and claimed the bloc was "formed in order to screw the United States". The US president made the remarks while holding his first cabinet meeting at the White House since his inauguration in January. The world's richest man Elon Musk, who leads the US Department of Government Efficiency but is not a cabinet member, was among those present. During his second term as president, Mr Trump has sparked fears of a global trade war by either imposing, or threatening to impose, high tariffs on both America's...