Trump threatens trade probe after ‘discriminatory’ EU fines against Google, Apple
US President Donald Trump, on Thursday, September 4, 2025, during a dinner with technology leaders in Washington, DC’s White House’s state dining room.
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On Friday, President Donald Trump threatened to launch a trade investigation by Europe to “invalidate” what he said by US technology firms. Google And Apple.
“We cannot allow this to be bright and unprecedented American creativity, and if so, I will have to start a section 301 to invalidate the unjust penalties charged to the American companies paying these taxes.” Real social.
In a major antitröst case focusing on the advertising technology business of the search giant, Google issued threats after receiving a penalty of about $ 3.5 billion from the European Union.
The president complained that Europe “otherwise received money to go to American investments and business”.
“This is above many other fines and taxes against Google and other American technology companies,” Trump said. “Very unjust and American taxpayer will not stop for this!”
He also called the EU to squeeze billions of dollars from Apple for allegedly claiming practices against competition.
The Post claimed that Apple was fined $ 17 billion, but this figure seems to be involved in the 2024 court order that ordered the company to pay over $ 14 billion.
Apple “He should take his money back!” Trump wrote.
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