DUBUQUE, Iowa (AP) — President Donald Trump is hailing a trade breakthrough with European allies as he travels to the Midwest to meet with manufacturers helped by his protectionist tariffs.
Trump is visiting Iowa and Illinois after the U.S. and EU averted a trade war over European auto imports. New talks will aim to tear down trade barriers, address U.S. tariffs on steel imports and push the EU to buy more soybeans, which have struggled under Chinese tariffs.

Trump is holding a roundtable discussion in Iowa after his administration announced $12 billion in aid to farmers dealing with retaliatory tariffs from U.S. trading partners.
He’s also meeting with steelworkers in Granite City, Illinois, who credit Trump’s tariffs on imported steel and aluminum for helping re-open an idled steel mill.