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President Donald Trump walks to speak to journalists before boarding Air Force One from Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., on May 25, 2025, after spending the weekend in New Jersey. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images
WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump announced Sunday that the United States will delay the implementation of a 50 percent tariff on European Union products to July 9 from June 1.
The decision was made after a phone call with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen earlier in the day.
Emel Akan is a senior White House correspondent for The Epoch Times, where she covers the policies of the Trump administration. Previously, she reported on the Biden administration and the first term of President Trump. Before her journalism career, she worked in investment banking at JPMorgan. She holds an MBA from Georgetown University.
