France, May 26 -- US President Donald Trump has agreed to push back by a month a threatened 50 percent tariff on goods coming from the European Union after a call with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who said the bloc needed more time "to reach a good deal".
Von der Leyen posted on X that she held a "good call" with Trump, but that "to reach a good deal, we would need the time until July 9".
The European Commission conducts trade policy for the 27-nation bloc and has been negotiating with the US in a bid to avert an all-out trade war.
Trump, who has repeatedly expressed disdain for the EU and how it trades with the US, told reporters Sunday that he agreed to delay the tariffs, following a "very nice call" with Von d...
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