EU’s Delay on Retaliatory Tariffs Masks Unwillingness to Face America’s Fair Trade Demands

As tensions between the United States and the European Union escalate over longstanding trade imbalances, Brussels has announced a delay in imposing retaliatory tariffs originally set for August 1. This move, under the leadership of European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, is framed as a gesture toward negotiations. But what is really behind this postponement?The EU, America’s largest trading partner and the globe’s biggest trade bloc, stands at a crossroads. On one hand, they face President Donald Trump’s firm push to address decades of unfair trade practices that have drained American prosperity and exposed critical national security vulnerabilities. On...