US President Donald Trump says he will respond to European Union penalties against Alphabet’s Google with a trade investigation and potential new tariffs on EU products. Multiple outlets report that the latest move follows an EU fine of about €890 million (roughly US$1 billion) levied against Google for breaching the bloc’s digital competition framework, including findings related to how Google ranks its search services and how it steers users. Trump frames the action as retaliation for what he calls fines targeting American tech companies and says the US will open a probe into EU practices. Some reports add that Trump portrays the US penalties as “robbing” American companies and indicates the EU should expect tariffs that could be imposed “at the earliest possible moment,” with the possibility that the penalties could be reversed. Coverage also notes that Trump’s threat comes days after other regulatory disputes involving US technology firms, with outlets citing that he references multiple cases rather than only the most recent Google ruling. The reports describe a potential escalation in transatlantic trade tensions tied to digital market regulation.