1. 🚨 TRUMP ADMIN AND US EXECS PUSH BACK ON EU REGULATION “CUTS”

The EU this week struck a weak deal to “narrow” its ESG regulations, trimming the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) to companies with at least 1,000 employees and €450 million in revenue, and limiting the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) to large firms while dropping mandatory climate transition plans. EU lawmakers framed the move as cutting red tape, but in reality, the new deal keeps extraterritoriality, meaning non‑EU firms must still comply with EU ESG regulations if they do any business in the bloc.

Trump administration officials, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and EU Ambassador Andrew Puzder, have pushed back heavily on the regulations. Puzder warned that net zero and due diligence requirements on companies “make it very difficult” to supply Europe with the energy it needs.

American companies are coming out against the EU’s weak attempt at the EU’s cuts, stating that the changes “didn’t go nearly far enough.” Exxon said the “ability of Brussels to regulate a US company’s operations anywhere in the world remains, and this is completely unacceptable. The Trump administration has made clear this is a non-starter for trade talks, and we look forward to a common-sense resolution in the near future.”

It’s clear: the EU’s “cuts” are far from enough. By preserving extraterritorial enforcement, Brussels maintains leverage to how American companies do business… even when they are operating on American soil.

2. 🇺🇸 AMERICA CALLS THE SHOTS. NOT BRUSSELS.

This week, the EU-US Forum launched a new six-figure ad campaign titled “America Calls the Shots,” encouraging President Trump to continue pushing back against the European Union’s extraterritorial ESG mandates.

The CSRD and CSDDD export Brussels’ ESG regulations into U.S. supply chains, forcing burdensome reporting and due diligence systems that raise costs, undercut competitiveness, and hand leverage from American business decisions to EU regulators, even when they are operating in the U.S.

American citizens vehemently oppose these policies and back President Trump using trade as leverage to curb them.

The ad reads, in part: “EU’s compliance regulations CSRD and CS3D… force American companies to comply with Europe’s far-left climate rules even while operating in the U.S. That means higher costs for families, slower energy development, and fewer jobs. But President Trump knows that in America, we call the shots. He’s standing up to protect our hard-earned freedom from Europe’s red tape agenda.”

Top conservatives on X have commented on the ad, saying:

@TrumpStudents: Europe shouldn’t call the shots in America. CSRD and CS3D try to force U.S. companies to follow Brussels’ climate agenda…. Even when operating in America! Higher costs, slower energy, fewer jobs. President Trump is right to push back.

@RyanAFournier: We elect leaders in Washington, not Brussels. CSRD and CS3D try to strong‑arm U.S. companies into EU rules even here at home. That means pricier energy and fewer jobs. President Trump is right to say: not in America.

@RealTalksTruth: Europe’s ESG mandates don’t stop at their borders. Their extraterritorial CSRD and CS3D mandates would raise prices for families and slow the U.S. economy. Keep standing strong, Mr. President.🇺🇸

The new ad supports President Trump and his administration in the fight against EU compliance regimes and its overregulatory agenda. EU-US Forum Senior Advisor Matt Mowers commented on the effort, saying:

“Europe should never get to call the shots in America, but that’s what Brussels is trying to do with the CSRD and CS3D. These extraterritorial rules reach deep into U.S. supply chains, saddle American companies with costly foreign reporting schemes, and shift costs onto American workers and families. President Trump is right to defend U.S. sovereignty and competitiveness, and we’re urging him to keep fighting back.”

3. 🍃 CHAIRMEN SCOTT AND HILL: EU ESG POLICIES WILL CAUSE GLOBAL DAMAGE

Senate Banking Chairman Tim Scott and House Financial Services Chairman French Hill are pressing U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer to fight back against Brussels’ CSRD and CSDDD, two sweeping ESG regimes that operate as trade barriers for American companies.

In a new letter, the lawmakers applaud progress toward a reciprocal, fair EU-U.S. trade framework but warn that unless the EU’s radical ESG policies are axed, Brussels will keep exporting European regulations to U.S. shores. The letter states, “If left unchanged, the very investors that disclosures are meant to protect will ultimately bear the cost of requiring roughly 3,000 American companies to report 1,200 data points under the CSRD.”

Chairmen Scott and Hill urge Trade Rep. Greer to secure an indefinite pause as negotiations continue, arguing the rules would halt transatlantic investment, undermine U.S. sovereignty, and shift compliance costs onto American workers and consumers.

❌ EU FINES X UNDER DSA, X FIGHTS BACK

Elon Musk and X are fighting back after Brussels hit the company with a ridiculous €120 million Digital Services Act fine over the blue verification badges. Musk blasted the EU, saying the EU “should be abolished and sovereignty returned to individual countries, so that governments can better represent their people.”