President Donald Trump on Friday threatened a 100 per cent tax on imports from any country that imposes a tax on digital services from United States companies.
In a post on social media, Trump took aim at European countries that he said are discussing “imminent” implementation of taxes on American companies. The U.S. president has repeatedly sought to use tariffs as way to deter such taxes, but many countries are looking for revenues as their economies increasingly operate in digital realms that are dominated by American companies.
“Please let this statement serve to represent that any Country that imposes such a Tax will immediately be met with a 100 per cent TARIFF on any and all Goods sent to the United States of America,” Trump wrote.
He added that the new tax would supersede any previously negotiated trade deals. Trump said the penalty would apply to any country that moves forward with such a tax, but he singled out European nations in his post.
The move could lead to a larger showdown that could increase prices and hinder economic growth, possibly setting off a larger trade war if the 27-member European Union was compelled to retaliate.
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“Unilateral measures targeting such legitimate policies are unjustified. If pursued, the EU will respond swiftly and decisively to defend its rights and regulatory autonomy,” said Olof Gill, a spokesperson for the European Commission on Friday.
He defended taxation on technology companies as “non-discriminatory” and applied equally to “all large companies, regardless of their origin.”
Trump has repeatedly pushed against foreign efforts to tax or regulate American tech giants. Last year, he threatened new tariffs on any country that moved to do so. A post from last August said that digital taxes and regulation “are all designed to harm, or discriminate against, American Technology.”
The threat comes ahead of Trump’s July 4 deadline for the European Union and the United States to start implementing a tariff deal that caps tariffs on most EU exports at 15 per cent.
The European Union in May finalized a trade deal with the United States that caps most tariffs on EU exports at 15 per cent. The deal followed months of debate within the EU after European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen tentatively struck the deal last year while visiting Trump’s golf course in Scotland.
Digital taxes were not part of the agreement and have remained a sticking point between the U.S. and the European bloc.
The U.S. government has previously conducted tariff investigations into digital services taxes under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. But it was unclear how Trump would carry out his threat and whether he would apply the tariffs broadly or initially target certain nations.
Britain, which is no longer part of the EU, has since 2020 levied a two per cent digital services tax on revenues earned by search engines, social media sites and online marketplaces that “derive value” from U.K. users.
The British government said in a policy document at the time that corporate tax rules for digital businesses had “led to a misalignment between the place where profits are taxed and the place where value is created.”
The U.K. tax includes thresholds, so mainly large international companies will pay it. The tax was designed to “ensure the large multinational businesses in-scope make a fair contribution to supporting vital public services,” the document said.
Anonymous
June 29, 2026 at 7:42 am
I thought…
Just stop it right there, we know you didn’t think.
The court stopped use of the IEEPA, dummy.
I thought the courts already decided he couldn’t impose 100% tariffs.
TDS (Trump Derangement Syndrome) – the unshakable belief, despite voluminous proof and evidence to the contrary, that Donald J. Trump is:
– intelligent
– honest
– truthful
– empathetic
– a savvy businessman
– a keen negotiator
– a president who cares about the people he leads
Many millions suffer from this dangerous affliction. There is currently no cure – only hope.
You can see from the TDS comments that after 2 years of tariffs, nobody has a clue how tariffs or the threat of tariffs can change policy in other countries.
You all approve of the government finding new ways to tax us so they can send more money to Ukraine to be laundered while our standard of living continues to decline.
The only comment that has any truth to it was from Trump himself.
Totally agree, world needs to grow balls and stop dealing with US , break them financially, get what you get when you elect a verified criminal!!!
Countries need to grow some balls and cut off america entirely for 6 months… they can’t charge tariffs if they have nothing to import.
EU would outlast trump easily just like Iran.
I 100% agree with his position on this issue.
Regardless of how you feel about the man.
Why Carney backed down from this one is reckless. How dare Amazon ,Meta, Microsoft Google etc. etc. pay to do business in another country.
yeah sure, he cannot impose tariffs, its another empty threat from the clown of the planet.
This mental Pinocchio who is hiding in the White House will destroy his country if not stopped soon!
It’s strange how those who are opposed to taxation are usually the ones to complain about infrastructure and Healthcare. Tragic how they don’t see the inconsistency.
Dear tools of idiocy. You can pay a tax because you hate Trump, I shall decline to pay the tax.
The only thing that comes from president tacos mouth is noise
Piece of garbage as usual
Why should US corporations not be taxed on the profits they make in Europe?
@ Matthew:
Wrong article as always troll.
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You will pay what you are supposed to Igor.
Dear Liberals, I do not consent to paying more in taxes directly or indirectly. You can reprioritise what our taxes pay for…but I am completely done with paying even a penny more.
In Greek mythology, an arrogant guy Narcissus gets his when he becomes obsessed with a reflecting pool.
So he’s going to double domestic prices on his own people? Oh no.
It is funny how the Left banned me from social media over a fake insurrection and I sued them for millions and won.
Now the Left gets all their news stories from my social media site.
Thank you for your attention to this matter.
-DJT