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Now, on the european side, my question is, do the europeans get it yet? because they didn't believe that trump would pull out of the paris climate change agreement. they didn't believe he was going to pull out of the iran deal. they didn't believe he was going to put tariffs on. so if i were sitting in brussels, i would be coming to washington with something to offer trump, whether it's a loosening of i don't know, agricultural tariffs. paul: no, that is not going to work. car tariffs it's got to be. it's got to be on automobiles, and it's got to be at a minimum it would seem to me essentially...

Claire sebastien has more. >> reporter: there was a tit for tat playing out in real time and in public. first eu tariffs on $3.2 billion worth of u.s. goods came into force friday. that was widely expected and telegraphed. peanut butter, bourbon, denim, products designed to hit the u.s. where it hurts. the eu was retaliating for the trump administration's tariffs on steel and aluminum. the trump administration doesn't see it that way. within hours president trump had tweeted this, based on the tariffs and trade barriers long placed on the u.s. and its great companies and workers, if these tari...

The trump administration, though, doesn't see is that way. within hours, president trump had tweeted this -- based on the tariffs and barriers on the u.s. and contracts with the european union, if these tariffs and barriers are not soon broken down and removed, we will be placing a 20% tariff on all of their cars coming into the u.s. build them here. it's not the first time the trump administration has dangled the prospect of car tariffs. back in may they opened an investigation into weather pregnant -- into whether it threatened the u.s. european carmakers already being hit from all sides. da...

It's just not fair. i think the president is exactly right, and i'm pleased that he's focused on it. just take the car situation. the car tariffs, the facts are, blake, that the eu puts 10% tariffs on us. and we have a 2 1/2% tariff on them when it comes to autos. of course they want to continue this process. they want the status quo, but the president has been committed. in the campaign, committed to defend americans interests and the auto industry is one of those. what we're trying to do is create some momentum. we're talking to the government of germany and the auto industry in germany to t...

Principles. president met with the prime minister just however after the eu threatened tariffs on $300 billion of exports. and that would be if trump poses tariffs on auto imports something the white house is considering. the president wants to work out a deal with the eu. >> if we do work it out, that will be positive. if we don't, it will be positive, also. >> no. >> we're just thinking about the cars in here. >> not positive. it's not just the eu worried about car tariffs. so are u.s. automakers. every car sold in the u.s. is imported, mainly because of parts. tariffs will cost them an extr...