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Trump Threatens 100% Tariffs Over European Digital Taxes

Trump threatened a 100% tariff on any European country that taxes U.S. digital companies, posting the warning on Truth Social on June 27, 2026. He said the tariff would take effect immediately and override any existing trade deals with the targeted country.

The threat directly targets France, Spain, and Italy, each of which levies a 3% digital services tax on large technology companies operating in their markets. The UK, which is not in the EU, runs a separate 2% tax on platforms including Apple, Google, and Amazon. That tax raised more than £800 million in the 2024-2025 fiscal year, according to the UK Treasury.

“Any country that imposes such a tax will immediately be met with a 100% TARIFF on any and all Goods sent to the United States of America.”

Donald Trump, Truth Social, June 27, 2026

A 100% tariff applied to EU goods would land on U.S. importers and, in practice, on American consumers. The EU exported roughly $600 billion in goods to the United States in 2024. Retaliatory EU tariffs would hit U.S. agricultural exporters, manufacturers, and tech firms in return.

The EU Has Already Said It Will Retaliate

The European Commission responded the same day. Olof Gill, a spokesperson for the Commission, said digital services taxes apply to all large companies regardless of national origin and do not single out U.S. firms. He made the bloc’s position clear.

“Unilateral measures targeting such legitimate policies are unjustified. If pursued, the EU will respond swiftly and decisively to defend its rights and regulatory autonomy.”

Olof Gill, European Commission spokesperson, June 27, 2026

That kind of retaliatory cycle has played out before. In 2025, Trump’s broad tariff rounds prompted counter-tariffs from the EU, Canada, and China, driving up prices on imported goods across American households. A renewed escalation targeting European digital policy would add a new front to that trade conflict.

Digital services taxes exist because large tech platforms generate revenue in a country without maintaining a taxable physical presence there. The policy is not new. The UK’s version has been in place since 2020. The EU and its member states have debated coordinated digital tax policy for years. None of these laws were written to target U.S. companies by name.

What You Can Do Now

  1. Call your senators at (202) 224-3121 and ask them to support the Trade Review Act or any legislation requiring congressional approval before the president can impose tariffs above 25%. Remind them that 100% tariffs on EU goods will raise prices on cars, pharmaceuticals, wine, and industrial parts that American businesses and consumers buy.

  2. Contact your House representative through house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative and ask them to cosponsor legislation reasserting congressional authority over trade. The Constitution gives Congress, not the president, the power to set tariffs.

  3. If you run a small business that imports from Europe, file a public comment with the U.S. Trade Representative at ustr.gov. Companies affected by previous tariff rounds won exemptions through the USTR comment process. Document your costs before any new tariffs take effect.

  4. Contact the Senate Finance Committee at (202) 224-4515, which has jurisdiction over trade policy. Ask Chairman Mike Crapo to hold hearings on the economic impact of a 100% tariff on European goods before any executive order is signed.

Sources

[Callout: 100% tariff would supersede all existing trade deals.

Trump’s own words on Truth Social. The Guardian]

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