“Trump is trying to divide and scare Europe, but if we raise our heads now, there will be division in the American camp, even among his most important supporters, because many companies in key electoral districts would be damaged by our response,” Benifei said in the interview.

European trade ministers on Monday expressed alarm regarding U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to slap a 30% tariff on goods imported from the EU bloc. However, they decided to hold off on retaliatory tariff countermeasures that could impact the U.