India, April 3 -- Howard Lutnick slammed the European Union for its ban on meat imports from the United States. During a Fox News interview with Sean Hannity, the commerce secretary lambasted the EU in the wake of Donald Trump's global reciprocal taxes. In his bizarre rant, the 63-year-old claimed that the European countries "hate our beef" because theirs is "weak" and ours is "beautiful."

Since 1989, the EU has prohibited American beef produced with growth hormones, which are banned under European health regulations. However, on Wednesday, Trump announced reciprocal taxes on dozens of countries. The EU was slapped with 20% taxes on all imports into the US.

During his appearance on the Hannity show, Lutnick said, "I mean, the European U...