Juncker consulted Merkel, Macron ahead of Trump trip

US president says ‘tariffs are the greatest’ ahead of trade talks with Commission chief.

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker spoke with several EU leaders before he headed to Washington to hold talks with Donald Trump.

Juncker spoke with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Emmanuel Macron, Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte ahead of his visit, a Commission spokesman said Tuesday.

The Commission and U.S. presidents will discuss the trade battle that has broken out since Trump imposed tariffs on EU steel and aluminum imports.

While Juncker was traveling, Trump sent out two trade-related tweets. First he wrote: “Countries that have treated us unfairly on trade for years are all coming to Washington to negotiate. This should have taken place many years ago but, as the saying goes, better late than never!”

Twenty minutes later he wrote: “Tariffs are the greatest! Either a country which has treated the United States unfairly on Trade negotiates a fair deal, or it gets hit with Tariffs. It’s as simple as that – and everybody’s talking! Remember, we are the “piggy bank” that’s being robbed. All will be Great!”

On Monday, Trump threatened Europe’s car exports, saying the European Union has been “very tough” on the U.S.

“They’re coming in to see me Wednesday and we’ll see if we can work something out,” Trump said at a White House event celebrating American-made goods. “Otherwise, we’ll have to do something with respect to the millions of cars that they send in every year. Maybe we can work something out.”

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