The EU could buy more liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the US in an attempt to persuade Donald Trump not to impose damaging import tariffs, the European Commission president has said.

During his election campaign, the real estate mogul vowed to bring back jobs to the United States and impose across-the-board duties of up to 20 percent on American imports. Brussels has been revving up to strike back fast and hard against any Trump tariffs to bring the Republican back to the negotiating table and hammer out a deal.