Brussels incensed as US spurns global trade rules( yet again) Europe reacts after Washington's rearmost swipe against the World Trade Organization for ruling against Trump- period sword and aluminum tariffs.Trade Representative Katherine Tai lashed out at the transnational trade body Monday for ruling against formerU.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs on sword and aluminum significances." The USA's response of simply rejecting the ruling is incomprehensible, " said Bernd Lange, who chairs the European Parliament's transnational trade commission.