Donald Trump announces he will pause threatened 50% tariffs on Europe after call with EU chief – US politics live

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10.41 BST Trump delays EU tariffs until 9 July after 'very nice call' with von der Leyen Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. I’m Tom Ambrose and will be bringing you all the latest news lines throughout the day. Donald Trump has announced that he will pause his threatened 50% tariffs on the European Union until 9 July, after a “very nice call” with EU chief Ursula von der Leyen. The European Commission president announced in a social media post that she had spoken with Trump and secured the delay to give the two sides more time...