Trump Delivers Fresh Threats To Europe, Demands They Buy American Oil

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

65% : "The EU & US have deeply integrated economies, with overall balanced trade/investment.
63% : Trump posted around 1 a.m. Friday morning.
52% : The EU did not directly address the threat, but a European Commission spokesperson noted the bloc was ready to discuss its trade relationship with the United States.
51% : EU Commissioner Ursula von der Leyen indicated that following Trump's return to the Oval Office, the EU may start buying more oil and liquified natural gas (LNG) from the U.S. rather than Russia.
46% : Trump previously levied tariffs on European steel and aluminum imports in 2018.
44% : Trump campaigned on a promise to impose tariffs on all imports and floated the idea of a 60% tariff on all Chinese imports.
31% : Trump warned BRICS -- the economic alliance composed of Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa and others -- in November that he would punish all member nations with 100% tariffs if they tried to develop a currency to rival the U.S. dollar.
25% : President-elect Donald Trump threatened in a Truth Social post Friday to impose tariffs on the European Union (EU) unless the bloc increases the purchases of U.S. oil and gas.
16% : (RELATED: 'Why Not?': Trump Tells Rogan He'll Use Tariffs To Eliminate Income Tax, Make America 'Rich')Incoming border czar Tom Homan told Tucker Carlson on Wednesday that illegal immigration in some areas of the northern border is up 600-800%.

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