July 29, 2018

The walk over burning coals with tariffs rattling has been completed and a soothing coolness has returned. EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker came to Washington with a publicly pronounced low level of expectations.

But, as could be expected, when it was all said and (hopefully) done, acerbic argument gave way to collegial progress. The United States will be able to sell more of its products to Europe and, in exchange, the threat of prohibitive tariffs will be eased.

Some observers believe that these developments were unexpected — like manna from heaven. Not so! The Trump administration had undertaken many steps to indicate that trade was a key concern. Unlike the experience with other administrations, President Trump persisted in his intent to support American business, domestically and internationally.

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http://thehill.com/opinion/finance/399237-trump-fostering-a-new-era-of-prosperity-for-us-eu-relations