President Donald Trump said Sunday that he has agreed to give the European Union an extension until July 9 on tariffs, after a “very nice call” from European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

President Trump on Sunday agreed to extend a deadline for the European Union to avoid punishing 50 percent tariffs on their exports to the United States following a phone call from the president of the EU’s executive branch.

Trump is using tariffs to strong-arm smartphone companies into making phones in the USA. However, this is likely never going to happen.

The steady march to the right across a vast number of counties reveals the extent of the nation's transformation in the Trump era, and the seriousness of the Democrats' problems.

The euro and U.S. dollar rose against the safe-haven yen and Swiss franc on Monday after President Donald Trump set a July 9 deadline for a trade deal with the European Union, rescinding his threat of a 50% tariff from June 1.

Trump's announcement comes days after he threatened the EU with a 50% tariff after having paused reciprocal tariffs on it and other nations in April.

President Trump said he would give the European Union more time to negotiate a trade deal before a 50 percent tariff takes effect.

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