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Three days after President Trump announced a new regime of terrorism that includes a 20% duty on European Union goods,
Elon Musk now says he hopes the U.S. and Europe will move to a zero tariff situation.
NPR's Ruth Sherlock is in Rome.
Musk, the billionaire advisor and ally to President Trump,
made his comments during a video conference appearance at a rally for Italy's Far Right League Party in Florence.
He said, ideally there will be a, quote,
zero tariff zone in the future with a free trade zone between Europe and North America,
and that there will be, quote, a very close, stronger partnership.
This seemed to contrast with Trump's more adversarial tone who said the European Union was created to,
quote, screw America.
Musk has remained largely quiet as Trump announced the sweeping tariffs that have sent global markets plummeting.
Ruth Sherlock, NPR News, Rome.
In a social media post this weekend, President Trump urged Americans to hang tough,
describing the market swings as an economic revolution.