Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social that the EU is "taking direct aim at GREAT American Companies" and called the practice "illegal and highly discriminatory." "After having fined Apple, for no reason at all, 15 Billion Dollars, Meta, 3 Billion Dollars, Amazon 2.5 Billion Dollars, and many others, we have just been informed that Google, a truly advanced and amazing group, has been fined yet another 1 Billion Dollars, without explanation," Trump wrote. "The European Union will pay a very big price for this illegal and highly unethical conduct, which I have consistently warned them about," Trump wrote. The tool grants the executive branch authority to impose trade sanctions, including tariffs, to pressure foreign nations to remove unfair trade barriers. Related articlesTrump says U.S. to launch trade probe into EU fines of tech firmsThese 2 stocks are best positioned to benefit from higher uranium prices: analystJPMorgan outlines ten strategic themes that could shape the outlook for 2026