Trump says EU to pay 'very big price' for €890 million Google fine
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President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters, Tuesday, August 5, 2025, in Washington. Section 301 of the 1974 Trade Act allows Washington to probe foreign practices it deems discriminatory and retaliate with tariffs. It was the first penalty imposed on the company under the legislation.
- ▪President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters, Tuesday, August 5, 2025, in Washington.
- ▪Section 301 of the 1974 Trade Act allows Washington to probe foreign practices it deems discriminatory and retaliate with tariffs.
- ▪It was the first penalty imposed on the company under the legislation.
3 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 28 hours. Coverage spans 2 points on the political spectrum — 1 centre, 1 right.
- ▪ Trump says EU to pay 'very big price' for Google fine — Channel NewsAsia
- ▪ EU Whacks Google With Gigantic €890 Million Fine — Guido Fawkes
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President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters, Tuesday, August 5, 2025, in Washington. ALEX BRANDON / AP In a post on his Truth Social platform on Friday, July 24, Donald Trump said the European Union "will pay a very big price for this illegal and highly unethical conduct, which I have consistently warned them about." He said he would "immediately initiate a 301 Investigation" into what he called the EU's practice of "ROBBING" American companies, and said he anticipated a "substantial TARIFF" on the bloc "at the earliest possible moment." "The United States of America is not a 'PIGGYBANK' for Europe, nor will we allow it to be," he wrote. Section 301 of the 1974 Trade Act allows Washington to probe foreign practices it deems discriminatory and retaliate with tariffs.
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