Trump will buckle under pressure from Europe, says German economy minister
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on April 3, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on April 3, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026
German Economy Minister Robert Habeck believes Trump will yield to European pressure in the trade war, urging Europe to increase pressure on the US.
BERLIN (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump will buckle under pressure from Germany and Europe in an escalating trade war, German Economy Minister Robert Habeck said on Thursday.
"That is what I see, that Donald Trump buckles under pressure, corrects his announcements under pressure, but the logical consequence is that he must also feel the pressure, and this pressure must now be exerted from Germany, from Europe," Habeck said in a news conference.
(Reporting by Friederike Heine; Editing by Madeline Chambers)
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