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Trump, E.U. announce deal to avert escalation of trade tensions

• The E.U. charges a 10 percent tariff on imports of U.S. automobiles, and the United States has a
• 2.5 percent tariff on European cars.
• The United States also charges a 25 percent tariff on light truck and SUV imports from other countries.

.. The disharmony within the White House is spilling into public view, something that appears to be bothering Trump. On Wednesday, White House budget director Mick Mulvaney said at a CNBC event that he and National Economic Council Director Larry Kudlow were at odds with others on how to proceed on trade but that Trump made the ultimate decisions on his own.

.. A tweet suggests Trump is irked by people questioning his approach.

“When you have people snipping at your heels during a negotiation, it will only take longer to make a deal, and the deal will never be as good as it could have been with unity,” he wrote Wednesday . “Negotiations are going really well, be cool. The end result will be worth it!”