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Ursula von der Leyen: “We have a 50 to 50% chance to strike a deal and indeed it is…”

Featuring: Ursula von der Leyen, Christian Democratic Union | President of the European Commission | International

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Donald Trump and Ursula von der Leyen Discuss US-EU Trade Relations and Global Issues in Scotland

Published | Video Starts at 14:07

The president just talked about a 50, 50 chance and the biggest obstacle being fairness. What would you say are those things for you? I think the president is right. We have a 50 to 50% chance to strike a deal and indeed it is about rebalancing. So you can call it fairness, you can call it rebalancing. We have a surplus. The United States has a deficit and we have to rebalance it. (14:07–14:14)

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Asserts that there is a 50% chance of striking a deal focused on rebalancing trade.

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