Burning Bridges

U.S. President Donald J. Trump has said on his Truth Social app that he spoke to the president of the European Commission, Ursula Von der Leyen on topics including Iran and tariffs. Notably, President Trump has said that he has agreed to give the EU until July 4, 2026 to “cut… pic.twitter.com/Fedm2GOR0P

— OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) May 7, 2026

U.S. President Donald J. Trump has said on his Truth Social app that he spoke to the president of the European Commission, Ursula Von der Leyen on topics including Iran and tariffs. Notably, President Trump has said that he has agreed to give the EU until July 4, 2026 to “cut their tariffs to zero,” or U.S. tariffs on EU goods will be hiked yet again.

Or, you know, not:

BREAKING: A U.S. trade court has ruled AGAINST Donald Trump’s sweeping 10% global tariff, finding the administration overstepped its authority.

The court said the across-the-board ⁠tariffs were not ​justified ​under ⁠the ​1970s ​trade ⁠law invoked by the administration.

— MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) May 7, 2026

I’m assuming the same law is involved in both situations, because there aren’t that many laws for Trump to use. Subject to correction, of course. 

Nothing would stop Trump plunging forward with the statute he hasn’t been told he can’t use, either. So probably this is the court telling him he can’t threaten Europe.

Which means somebody in this government is standing up for some common sense on diplomacy. Lord knows Trump is burning as many of our bridges as he can find matches for.