In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump accused foreign governments of discriminating against U.S. tech firms via digital service taxes and digital market rules, while “completely ignoring” Chinese tech giants.
“With this TRUTH, I warn all countries with digital taxes, laws, rules, or regulations that unless these discriminatory actions are removed, I… will impose substantial additional tariffs on that country’s exports to the United States and apply export restrictions on our highly protected technology and chips,” Trump wrote.
His comments come amid rising trade tensions with Europe, India, and other economies seeking to impose digital service taxes. Trump has long criticized such taxes, arguing they unfairly target American companies like Apple and Google. “Respect America and our great tech companies, or consider the consequences,” he added.