Trump: ‘I Think the European Union Is a Foe’

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GLOR: "What’s your biggest competitor, the biggest foe globally right now?"
TRUMP: "Well, I think we have a lot of foes. I think the European Union is a foe, what they do to us in trade. You wouldn’t think of the European Union, but they’re a foe. Russia is a foe in certain respects. China is a foe economically certainly they’re a foe. But that doesn’t mean they’re bad. It doesn’t mean anything. It means that they’re competitors. They want to do well, and we want to do well. We’re starting to do well. You see what’s going on. We have the best employment numbers probably that we’ve ever had, black unemployment is the lowest level in history. Hispanic unemployment the lowest level in history, Jeff. Women unemployment lowest in 66 years. Our numbers are great. Our G.D.P. Numbers are far greater than what they thought."
GLOR: "A lot of people might be surprised to hear you list the E.U. As a foe before China and Russia."
TRUMP: "I look at them all. The E.U. Is very difficult. Maybe the thing that’s most difficult, don’t forget, both of my parents were born in E.U. Sectors, okay. My mother was Scotland. My father was Germany. And, you know, I love those countries. I respect the leaders of those countries, but in a trade sense, they’ve really taken advantage of us, and many of those countries are in nato. They weren’t paying their bills. You know, as an example, I have a big problem with Germany, because Germany made a pipeline deal with Russia where they’re going to be paying Russia billions and billions of dollars a year for energy. And I say that’s not good. That’s not fair. You’re supposed to be fighting for someone and then that someone gives billions of dollars to the one that you’re guarding against. I think it’s ridiculous. So I let that be also known this time. There is a lot of anger at the fact that Germany is paying Russia billions of dollars. I also think it’s a very bad thing for Germany, because it’s like, what are they weaferg a white flag?"