DONALD Trump’s plan to hit the EU with 50 per cent tariffs is “a bad idea” for everyone, Simon Harris has said. The Tanaiste was responding to a furious social media post from the US President

US president Donald Trump has said he will recommend a “straight 50pc tariff on the European Union” from June 1.He accused the EU of being “very difficult to deal with” and “discussions with them are going nowhere” in a post shared to his social media platform,

US President Donald Trump has said he will recommend a “straight 50pc tariff on the European Union” in a threat delivered over social media. He accused the EU of being “very difficult to deal with” and “discussions with them are going nowhere” in a post shared to his social media platform, Truth Social.

US President Donald Trump threatened once again on Friday to intensify his trade war, recommending a 50% tariff on European Union goods starting June 1, and warning Apple he may impose a 25% tariff on any iPhones manufactured outside the US.

The Taoiseach is warning of price rises and disruption to businesses and ­consumers if the US administration proceeds with a threat of 50pc tariffs on EU imports. In what one Irish economist has described as “economic warfare”,

As the relationship between the US and Canada has soured in the last year, Canadian business owners wanting to expand should consider Ireland instead