EU Must Buy US Energy to Get Tariff Relief: Trump

The president rejected the EU’s proposals for a ‘zero for zero’ tariffs on cars and industrial goods.

President Donald Trump answers a reporters question during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin in the Oval Office of the White House on April 7, 2025. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

U.S. President Donald Trump said late on April 7 that the European Union would need to buy $350 billion worth of American energy to secure relief from tariffs.

Trump was responding to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, who said earlier on Monday during a news conference in Brussels that the EU was ready to negotiate a “zero-for-zero” tariff pact on industrial goods.