Trump says the trade deal with the EU will be "the biggest deal of all."

Donald Trump landed in Scotland on Friday night, on a family business trip disguised as high-level politics, with his suitcase of contradictions.

The US president spoke of the end of Europe due to two invasions: one of immigration and the other of windmills. Two ruins. However, today he is scheduled to meet with the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen—a "highly respected woman"—to pave the way for the tariff agreement between the US and the European Union (EU), its largest trading partner. "We will meet in terms of an agreement," Trump said in assessing the meeting.

"It would be the biggest deal of all, if we do it," says the US president.

So, despite predicting doom for Europe's future, the American leader is betting on a grand pact with those countries. "It would actually be the biggest pact of all, if we make it," he said just before heading to his golf club in Turnberry. Upon arrival, Trump reiterated the same point he had made upon leaving Washington. "I would say we have a 50/50 chance of reaching an agreement," he reiterated. "There are sticking points on maybe 20 different issues."

The meeting between the two leaders opens the door to optimism that could end the uncertainty that has been in place since April 2, when Trump presented his so-called reciprocal tariffs (which always favor the US). The unease increased this July with the letter the White House sent to Europe—"every letter is an agreement," according to Trump—setting tariffs of 30% on EU product exports to the US. Without an agreement, the tariffs would go into effect on August 1.

European diplomatic sources suggested last Wednesday that positions were very close, starting with a 15% tariff rate. But Trump wants more than just imposing tariffs to end his trade war.