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U.S. President Donald Trump could start a trade war with Europe, German foreign minister Sigmar Gabriel warned on Thursday, ahead of a G20 summit in Hamburg.
“There are things that cause great concern that the United States start a trade war with Europe,” Gabriel told German radio station Deutschlandfunk.
Gabriel did not elaborate on his concerns during the interview.
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He said Berlin will continue seek to resolve a situation through talks so that Germany and the U.S. could act together.
Having returned from a multi-day trip to the Gulf region, Gabriel also said that there was currently no risk of a military escalation in the Qatar crisis and that there was progress.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel is due to host Trump in Hamburg this weekend for the G20 summit.
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The President launched a fresh attack on US media on Thursday morning following a meeting with the Polish President, Andrzej Duda, as part of the European trip which will see him fly to Germany afterward.
Trump accused NBC of unfairly targeting him, despite – he claimed – making a fortune for them when he hosted ‘The Apprentice’.
In response to North Korea’s threat to the US in which it launched a successful intercontinental ballistic missile test, Trump warned he had “pretty severe things” lined up.
