President Donald Trump claimed that the European Union was 'set up in order to take advantage of the United States'.

Donald Trump claimed Ireland takes advantage of the United States in his meeting with Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin.The tension was palpable when, after claiming the European Union "was set up in order to take advantage of the United States,

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday vowed to respond to the European Union's threat to impose counter tariffs on 26 billion euros ($28 billion) worth of U.S. goods from next month after Trump implemented blanket tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.