German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that Europe has the capacity to react to new US tariffs if President Donald Trump follows through on his recent threats, joining a chorus of European leaders pledging to retaliate if necessary.

EU must stand ‘firm and united’ in face of Trump’s tariff threats, Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk said - Anadolu Ajansı

EU leaders meeting in Brussels Monday warned there would be no winners in a trade war with the United States, insisting they would hit back if President Donald Trump imposes tariffs. Trump has not hidden his enmity for the EU,

The president’s threats to slap duties on goods imported from the European Union are part of a pattern of directing the harshest penalties at the United States’ closest allies.