トランプはEUを"中国より"と批判し,麻薬会社を低価格で圧迫する. Trump criticizes EU as "nastier than China" and pressures drug firms to lower prices.

米大統領ドナルド・トランプは,北京との脱税協定を締結した直後に,欧州連合を"中国よりも"と批判した. US President Donald Trump criticized the European Union, calling it "nastier than China," shortly after reaching a tariff-reduction agreement with Beijing. またトランプは製薬会社にも圧力をかけ,アメリカ国内の麻薬価格を下げる30日間の期限を定め,協定が結べないときは米国の医薬品価格を低減すると脅かした. Trump also pressured pharmaceutical companies, setting a 30-day deadline to lower drug prices in the US, threatening to tie US drug costs to lower international prices if no agreement is reached. EUは,関税を除去するために米国との貿易交渉で突破策を達成していない. The EU has not achieved a breakthrough in trade talks with the US to remove tariffs.