Trump says he is “100% safe” on the US-EU trade agreement during the White House meeting.

The president of the United States, Donald Trump, and the Italian prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, met Thursday at the White House, expressing the shared confidence that the United States and the European Union will successfully negotiate a commercial agreement. His comments occurred during the current 90 -day suspension of the “reciprocal” rates recently proposed announced earlier this month by Washington. The pause aims to give space to both sides to negotiate terms.

Trump, who returned to office in January, often criticized the EU commercial policies. However, on Thursday, it reached a remarkably optimistic tone. “Of course, there will be a commercial agreement. They want to do it. And we will.

“I am 100% sure that we will reach an agreement,” Trump added, marking one of his strongest public statements so far in support of a possible EU commercial pact.

Meloni, who has positioned himself as a diplomatic bridge between Washington and European leadership, echoed the feeling. She affirmed her belief in a successful result, although she acknowledged that she cannot finish an agreement on behalf of the entire EU block.