Trump: 'EU Has A Pretty Good Chance Of Making A Deal' Amid Reports EU May Target U.S. Tech Firms

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During a press gaggle on Friday, President Donald Trump was asked about a trade deal with the European Union, amid reports the EU is considering a tax on American tech firms.

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00:00We haven't, we haven't really, we don't have a deal with Canada, we haven't been focused on it.

00:07When you send out those letters, do you believe that will bring some certainty to the financial market?

00:14Because then they will know.

00:16When those letters go out, they're a page and a half.

00:20That means they have a deal, it's done, they pay that tariff, and that is a contract, essentially.

00:26And they can come into the country, they're going to pay a tariff.

00:29I'm going to keep it minimal, I'm going to keep it, you know, I'm not looking to hurt countries.

00:34I could do that too, but I'm not looking to do that.

00:37But when that letter goes out, that's a deal.

00:39And we'll be sending maybe close to 200 of those letters out.

00:42Don't forget, we have a lot of countries, so we're going to be sending out almost 200 of those letters.

00:47But once those letters go out, there, we have a deal.

00:51Now, we sent some to, we sent one to Japan, we sent one to EU, and they came back and negotiated a deal.

00:58I think EU has got a pretty good chance of making a deal.

01:02With all of that revenue coming in, Mr. President, a lot of money.

01:05A lot of money.

01:06Our country was a dead country.

01:10It was a dead country one year ago.

01:13Now we have the hottest country anywhere in the world.

01:16And don't you feel it?

01:17Mr. President, Mr. President, we all feel it.

01:19Mr. President, we all feel it.

01:20Mr. President, we all feel it.

01:21Mr. President, we all feel it.

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