U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday (December 8, 2025) called a fine imposed on Elon Musk’s social media company X by European Union tech regulators “a nasty one” and said he did not understand how they could justify the move.

X was fined 120 million euros ($140 million) by EU tech regulators last week for breaching online content rules.

“Europe is going in some bad directions,” Mr. Trump told reporters at a White House event, saying he expected to get a full report on the EU fine later on Monday.

“I don’t see how they can do that,” Mr. Trump said. He said Mr. Musk had not called him to ask for help on the issue.

“Europe has to be very careful,” he added.

Last week, Mr. Musk dismissed the penalty on his platform, replying “Bullshit” under a European Commission post announcing the

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