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Friendly Fire: In Trade Fights, Trump Targets US Allies, Too

Associated Press

   President Donald Trump has risked turmoil in the financial markets and
   damage to the U.S. economy in waging his trade war with China,
   America's top strategic rival.
   But Trump hasn't exactly gone easy on America's friends, either. From
   Europe to Japan, the president has stirred up under-the-radar trade
   disputes that potentially could erupt within weeks or months with
   damaging consequences.
   The administration is seeking, for example, to tax up to $25 billion in
   European Union imports in a rift over the EU's subsidies to the
   aircraft giant Airbus. It's also threatening to impose tariffs to
   punish France for a digital services tax that targets U.S. internet
   giants Google, Amazon and Facebook.

   And come November, Trump could take his aggressive policies into
   uncharted territory by imposing tariffs on foreign autos and auto
   parts. This move would risk igniting a damaging conflict with Japan and
   the EU as well as with lawmakers on Capitol Hill.

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