US Ambassador Slams EU Tech Rules as Musk’s X Hit With Fine (2)

December 5, 2025, 6:17 PM UTC

President Donald Trump’s envoy to the European Union accused the bloc of unfairly targeting American tech giants moments before it penalized Elon Musk’s X social media network for violating a content law the White House hates.

“The only substantial meaningful fines that have been imposed so far have been against American companies,” Andrew Puzder, the US ambassador to the EU, told Bloomberg Television’s Francine Lacqua in an interview on Friday.

“So at some point, if you’re an American company, you’ve gotta sit back and say, look, am I being targeted here?” he added. “Or is this an ...

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