U.S.-Europe split widens over tech fines, new U.S. security strategy

Photo taken on May 23, 2025 shows European Union flags at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium. U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday threatened a 50 percent tax on all imports from the European Union as well a 25 percent tariff on Apple products unless iPhones are made in the United States. (Xinhua/Zhao Dingzhe) The EU's antitrust investigation against U.S. tech giants and the U.S. putting down the EU in its National Security Strategy expose a growing split in transatlantic