Golden Finance reported that Trump criticized EU regulators for targeting Apple (AAPL.O), Google (GOOG.O) and Meta (META.O) at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, saying that the EU's accusations against US companies were "a form of taxation". The EU is known globally for its strict regulation of big tech companies, often feuding with major social media platforms such as Facebook and X over content moderation, and clashing with companies such as Apple and Google over antitrust issues. "Whether you like it or not, these are American companies," Trump said in a speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos. "They shouldn't do it. In my opinion it's a form of taxation. We have a very big dissatisfaction with the European Union." Trump specifically mentioned Apple's loss in the EU Court of Justice last year involving a 13 billion euro Irish tax bill. .