{"id":27246,"date":"2025-07-27T06:29:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T06:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/27246\/"},"modified":"2025-07-27T06:29:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T06:29:07","slug":"trump-news-at-a-glance-president-tells-europe-to-stop-the-windmills-ahead-of-eu-and-uk-trade-talks-trump-administration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/27246\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump news at a glance: president tells Europe to \u2018stop the windmills\u2019 ahead of EU and UK trade talks | Trump administration"},"content":{"rendered":"

Donald Trump spent the night at his family-owned golf resort in Scotland but took time to criticise European leaders over wind turbines and immigration, claiming there won\u2019t be a Europe<\/a> unless they \u201cget their act together\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cI say two things to Europe<\/a>. Stop the windmills. You\u2019re ruining your countries. I really mean it, it\u2019s so sad. You fly over and you see these windmills all over the place, ruining your beautiful fields and valleys and killing your birds,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn immigration, you better get your act together or you\u2019re not going to have Europe any more.\u201d<\/p>\n

Intensive negotiations continued on Saturday between the EU and the US before a crunch meeting in Scotland between Trump and the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen<\/a>, seeking to avert a costly trade war.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s more on this and the day\u2019s other key Trump administration<\/a> stories.<\/p>\n

Trump skips press meeting to play golf before US-EU talks<\/p>\n

Donald Trump abandoned a scheduled meeting with the press on Saturday morning for a round of golf at his seaside course in Turnberry, with music blaring from the buggy he drove.<\/p>\n

During what is billed as a four-day family visit to Scotland<\/a>, Trump is meeting European leaders and the British prime minister, Keir Starmer, raising hopes of new and refined trade deals with the EU and the UK.<\/p>\n

On the prospects of an EU trade deal, the US president has said there are \u201c20 sticking points\u201d. When asked what they were, he said: \u201cWell, I don\u2019t want to tell you what the sticking points are.\u201d<\/p>\n

He described Ursula von der Leyen as a \u201chighly respected woman\u201d and said the meeting on Sunday with the EU chief would be \u201cgood\u201d, rating the chances of a deal as \u201ca good 50-50\u201d.<\/p>\n

Read the full story<\/a><\/p>\n

Democrats request copy of Epstein \u2018birthday book\u2019 <\/p>\n

House Democrats on Friday sent a letter to the attorneys representing the estate of Jeffrey Epstein<\/a> requesting a copy of the so-called \u201cbirthday book\u201d that reportedly contains a crude poem and doodle from Donald Trump in celebration of the late sex offender\u2019s 50th birthday.<\/p>\n

In the letter, California congressmen Ro Khanna and Robert Garcia say the contents of the book may be \u201cessential\u201d to congressional oversight of the Trump administration\u2019s handling of the Epstein controversy. In the letter, they ask for a \u201ccomplete and unredacted\u201d copy of the book by 10 August.<\/p>\n

Read the full story<\/a><\/p>\n

The \u201cdepartment of government efficiency\u201d (Doge) is using artificial intelligence<\/a> to create a \u201cdelete list\u201d of federal regulations, according to a report, proposing to use the tool to cut 50% of regulations by the first anniversary of Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s second inauguration.<\/p>\n

The \u201cDoge AI Deregulation Decision Tool\u201d will analyze 200,000 government regulations, according to internal documents obtained by the Washington Post<\/a>, and select those it deems to be no longer required by law.<\/p>\n

Read the full story<\/a><\/p>\n

Thailand and Cambodia<\/a> have agreed to \u201cimmediately meet\u201d to work out a ceasefire, according to Donald Trump, who spoke to the leaders of both countries as he sought an end to clashes that continued for a third consecutive day.<\/p>\n

In social media posts, Trump said: \u201cBoth parties are looking for an immediate ceasefire and peace\u201d, adding he would not negotiate a trade deal with either side until the fighting stopped.<\/p>\n

Read the full story<\/a><\/p>\n

Unease as crowded Cotswolds braces for JD Vance\u2019s summer holiday<\/p>\n

The narrow lanes and honeyed stone walls of Stow-on-the-Wold are not the setting where one would expect to see an angry altercation. But could this charming UK town soon find itself at the heart of the angry US culture wars?<\/p>\n

According to reports<\/a>, the US vice-president, JD Vance, will be holidaying in the Cotswolds with his family next month, and protesters are determined to let him know just how warm the welcome will not be in England\u2019s chocolate box countryside.<\/p>\n

Read the full story<\/a><\/p>\n

Woman who fled Cuba for asylum arrested at US immigration courtroom<\/p>\n

Jenny, 25, entered the US legally, but Ice agents arrested her after a hearing, part of a growing trend of court detentions.<\/p>\n

Read the full story<\/a><\/p>\n

Men freed from El Salvador mega-prison endured \u2018state-sanctioned torture\u2019, lawyers say<\/p>\n

Venezuelans whom the Trump administration expelled to El Salvador\u2019s most notorious megaprison endured \u201cstate-sanctioned torture\u201d, lawyers for some of the men have said, as more stories emerge about the horrors they faced during capacity.<\/p>\n

Read the full story<\/a><\/p>\n

Can a rural hospital on the brink survive Trump\u2019s bill?<\/p>\n

Republican lawmakers voted for the \u201cbig beautiful bill\u201d but cuts to Medicaid will hit hard in rural areas like Missouri\u2019s poorest county, Pemiscot.<\/p>\n

The Pemiscot Memorial hospital has long been the destination for those who encounter catastrophe in this rural stretch of farms and towns. Yet its days of serving its community may be numbered.<\/p>\n

Read the full story<\/a><\/p>\n

Hundreds removed from \u2018Alligator Alcatraz\u2019 detention camp, DeSantis says<\/p>\n

Florida<\/a> has begun deporting people from the notorious \u201cAlligator Alcatraz\u201d detention camp, the state\u2019s governor said, and deportations are expected to increase in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n

At a press conference<\/a> at the controversial facility, Ron DeSantis<\/a> said \u201chundreds of illegals have been removed\u201d from the facility. He later clarified that most of those were flown from Alligator Alcatraz to other detention facilities in the US.<\/p>\n

Read the full story<\/a><\/p>\n

What else happened today:<\/p>\n

Catching up? Here\u2019s what happened on 25 July 2025<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Donald Trump spent the night at his family-owned golf resort in Scotland but took time to criticise European…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":27247,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[443],"tags":[49,48,622,82],"class_list":["post-27246","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-golf","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27246","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27246"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27246\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27246"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27246"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}