>> whether it's so many different things like trade, we're taking care of a lot of problems that should have been taken care of over the years. >> reporter: president trump today blamed past u.s. leaders for the simmering conflict over trade, and in a tweet urged harley-davidson to "be patient," saying ultimately "they will not pay tariffs selling into the e.u." but the company's shift overseas is a consequence of the trump administration's tariffs on european steel and aluminum. in response, the e.u. applied import duties of 25% on a range of products, including harleys. in an s.e.c. filing, the company said, "the e.u. tariffs will result in an additional cost of $2,200 per motorcycle exported from the u.s. to the e.u." and mid continent steel and wire in poplar bluff, missouri, the largest nail manufacturer in the u.s., just laid off dozens of workers. operations general manager chris pratt says the company lost