US President Donald Trump touted his tough trade polices, calling tariffs “the greatest,” after announcing that countries caught up in tense trade relations with the U.S. would visit to negotiate.
"Countries that have treated us unfairly on trade for years are all coming to Washington to negotiate," Trump wrote in Twitter. "This should have taken place many years ago but, as the saying goes, better late than never!"
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker is travelling to the White House in a last-ditch attempt to avoid a full-blown trade war between Brussels and Washington. Trump is already on the brink of one with China over a separate set of tariffs.
The president has recently been tough on the European Union, China, Canada and Mexico over trade, accusing each of taking advantage of the U.S. old trade deals, the Washington Times writes.
