President Donald Trump threatened a “substantial” tariff on Europe for what he claimed were “discriminatory” fines against US tech companies over alleged competition violations, most recently involving Google. While Trump claimed Europe’s high fines started during the Biden administration, some early fines were also imposed during Trump’s first term. [Link: Trump threatens EU with 'substantial TARIFF' for 'ROBBING' U.S. tech giants | https://www.cnbc.com/2026/07/24/trump-tariffs-eu-trade-google-apple-tech.html | CNBC]

The clash over U.S. tech giants is escalating.

The European Union has issued over $8 billion in fines against companies like Meta, Apple, Amazon and Google.

United States President Donald Trump criticized the European Union's decision to fine Alphabet's Google. He announced an immediate probe into the bloc's practices against…

US President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to impose tariffs on the European Union and launch a probe after accusing the bloc of unfairly targeting American technology…