Howard Lutnick: "European Union won't take chicken from America"

Howard Lutnick: "I mean, the European Union doesn't accept chicken from the United States. They don't accept lobsters from the United States. They hate our beef because our beef is beautiful and theirs is weak."

"Howard Lutnick, the U.S. Secretary of Commerce, has defended the new tariffs imposed by the Trump administration on the European Union (EU), calling them a measure to correct trade practices that he considers unfair. In an interview, Lutnick criticized the EU for not accepting U.S. agricultural products such as chicken, lobsters, and beef, arguing that U.S. beef is of high quality compared to that of the EU.

Lutnick emphasized that the administration is negotiating with global trading partners to reduce these tariffs, seeking for other countries to adjust their trade policies and allow more imports of U.S. products. He highlighted that the success of these negotiations will depend on other countries' willingness to open their markets to products like U.S. corn and beef.

Meanwhile, the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, has expressed concern about the global consequences of these tariffs, warning that they could increase food and medicine prices, especially affecting poorer countries. The EU is evaluating countermeasures and emphasizes the importance of maintaining fair and predictable trade relations with the United States.

In summary, Lutnick’s statements reflect the Trump administration’s stance of using tariffs as a tool to correct what they perceive as imbalances in trade relations with the EU, while the EU seeks to avoid a tariff escalation that could have negative global repercussions."