Trump announces EU trade deal with 15% tariffs

• • President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced the U.S. has reached a trade deal with the European Union.
  • “It’s a very powerful deal, it’s a very big deal, it’s the biggest of all the deals,” Trump said.
  • The U.S. president had previously threatened 30% tariffs on goods from the European Union.
  • Ahead of his meeting with von der Leyen, Trump said that it was a 50-50 chance they’d make a deal.