Trump Melts Down Over ‘Illegal’ $1B Fine

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President Donald Trump has railed against the European Union for daring to fine his tech bros.

Trump, 80, threw a fresh Truth Social hissy fit on Friday after EU regulators slapped Google with a billion-dollar fine for boosting its own services on Google Search and placing restrictions that direct consumers away from alternative options on Google Play.

“We have just been informed that Google, a truly advanced and amazing group, has been fined yet another 1 Billion Dollars, without explanation,” Trump wrote, seemingly unaware of the European Commission’s https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_1670" rel="">detailed press release explaining the fine.

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