Trump expands the trade war to the EU

The World

The World Trade Organization will allow the Trump administration to move forward on tariffs against the EU — a move the administration says is in retaliation to the EU subsidizing French-based airplane company Airbus. Kate Bronfenbrenner, a professor at Cornell, explains how the move could impact American workers.

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