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Trump and the European Union

Saturday, 7/25/2026·118 words·1 min read

Donald Trump is the president of the United States. He says the US will start an investigationinvestigation/ɪnˌvɛstɪˈɡeɪʃən/L2调查;侦查a careful search or examination to find out the truth about something, especially a crime or problem. into the European Union. The EU fined Google one billion dollars and also fined Apple, Meta, and Amazon. The EU said Google pushed out other companies and must follow its rules.

Trump is very angryangry/ˈæŋɡri/L1生气的,愤怒的having a strong feeling when something is not right or when someone does something bad about the fines from the EU. He wrote about his anger on Truth Social, his social media site. He said the EU will pay a very big priceprice/praɪs/L1价格;代价the amount of money you pay to buy something and give back the fines. He will add a big taxtax/tæks/L1税;税款money you pay to the government from what you earn or buy on goods from Europe. He will also start a trade investigation into the EU. He says the US is not a piggy bank for Europe to use.

Trump and the European Union

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