EU chief agrees with Trump on China trade issues, declares ‘Donald is right’

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen recovered immoderate communal knowing with President Donald Trump during the G7 conference, declaring "Donald is right" astir China's definite commercialized policies. 

"When we absorption our attraction connected tariffs betwixt partners, it diverts our vigor from the existent situation — 1 that threatens america all," von der Leyen said during a gathering astatine the G7, which included Trump's attendance earlier his abrupt departure backmost to Washington, D.C., connected Monday, Politico reported. 

"On this point, Donald is close — determination is simply a superior problem," she added, referring to China ignoring planetary commercialized rules. 

Von der Leyen was referring to China's restrictions connected earthy worldly exports needed for cars, batteries and upwind turbines, with the European Commission main accusing China of "weaponizing" its quality to nutrient captious earthy materials portion icing retired competitors. 

Specifically, China restricted its exports of imperishable magnets globally backmost successful April, erstwhile Trump rolled retired his reciprocal tariff program that aimed to bring parity to the U.S.' chronic commercialized deficit.

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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen recovered immoderate communal knowing with President Donald Trump during the G7 conference. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

China has focused connected "undercutting intelligence spot protections, monolithic subsidies with the purpose to predominate planetary manufacturing and proviso chains. This is not marketplace contention — it is distortion with intent," von der Leyen said, portion besides informing against "a caller China shock" arsenic the state floods the planetary marketplace with inexpensive subsidized products, Politico reported. 

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Von der Leyen has antecedently traded barbs with Trump, including implicit trade successful April, erstwhile she warned "global markets are shaken by the unpredictable tariff argumentation of the U.S. administration."

Ahead of the June acme successful Canada, the EU person reported connected X that she had an overarching and "good call" with Trump.

"Good telephone with President Trump up of the G7 Summit," she posted connected X Saturday. "We discussed the tense geopolitical concern successful the Middle East arsenic good arsenic the request for adjacent coordination connected the interaction connected vigor markets. We besides discussed the concern successful Ukraine, the imperative for a ceasefire and the request to support up unit connected Russia. Finally, we took banal of the ongoing commercialized talks. I reiterated our committedness to scope a bully woody earlier July 9."  

The EU leader's remarks were made earlier Trump abruptly departed the acme Monday, pursuing a time of meetings. The G7 summit, Trump's archetypal nether his 2nd administration, kicked disconnected Monday greeting and volition tally done Tuesday successful a distant skis municipality successful Alberta, Canada. 

Upon his travel backmost to the capital, Trump told the media that the EU had not offered a just commercialized deal, adding that, "They’re either going to marque a bully deal, oregon they’ll conscionable wage immoderate we accidental they person to pay." 

Trump has antecedently threatened imposing tariffs up to 50% connected each EU imports if a commercialized woody is not reached by July. 

President Donald Trump, left, speaks during a gathering with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney connected the sidelines of the G7 Summit connected June 16, 2025 successful Kananaskis, Canada. (Mark Schiefelbein/The Associated Press)

The acme was expected to absorption connected trade, the ongoing warfare betwixt Russia and Ukraine, and tensions successful the Middle East. However, emphasized absorption was placed specifically connected Israel and Iran aft Israel launched preemptive strikes connected Iran Thursday evening aft months of attempted and stalled atomic negotiations and consequent heightened interest that Iran was advancing its atomic program. 

The 2 nations person continued trading deadly strikes since, with Trump abruptly ending his travel to Canada and heading backmost to Washington, D.C., portion informing connected Truth Social, "IRAN CAN NOT HAVE A NUCLEAR WEAPON. I said it implicit and implicit again! Everyone should instantly evacuate Tehran!"

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Fire and fume emergence into the entity aft an Israeli onslaught connected the Shahran lipid depot connected June 15, 2025 successful Tehran, Iran. (Stringer/Getty Images)

When asked wherefore Trump abruptly near the G7, helium told the media connected Tuesday, "I don’t judge successful telephones," adding that "being connected the country is overmuch better." 

"And we did everything I had to bash astatine the G7. We had a bully G7," Trump added. 

Trump is expected to study to the Situation Room astatine the White House arsenic tensions flare betwixt Israel and Iran. 

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Fox News Digital reached retired to the European Commission for immoderate further remark connected von der Leyen's remarks Monday but did not instantly person a reply.