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That agreement came after a call Sunday with Ursula von der
Leyen, the president of the European Commission, who had told
Trump that she “wants to get down to serious negotiations,”
according to the U.S. president’s retelling.
“I told anybody that would listen, they have to do that,” Trump
told reporters on Sunday in Morristown, New Jersey, as he
prepared to return to Washington. Von der Leyen, Trump said,
vowed to “rapidly get together and see if we can work something
out.”
In a social media post Friday, Trump had threatened to impose
the 50% tariff on EU goods, complaining that the 27-member bloc
had been “very difficult to deal with” on trade and that
negotiations were “going nowhere.” Those tariffs would have
kicked in starting June 1.
But the call with von der Leyen appeared to smooth over
tensions, at least for now.
“I agreed to the extension — July 9, 2025 — It was my privilege
to do so,” Trump said on Truth Social shortly after he spoke
with reporters on Sunday evening.
For her part, von der Leyen said the EU and the U.S. “share the
world’s most consequential and close trade relationship.”
“Europe is ready to advance talks swiftly and decisively,” she
said. “To reach a good deal, we would need the time until July
9.”
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