U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer blasted the various retaliatory tariffs the U.S.’ trading partners have advanced in reaction to the Trump administration’s trade policies, calling the tariffs proof of the “complete hypocrisy” of the global trade system.

“[T]he European Union has concocted a groundless legal theory to justify immediate tariffs on U.S. exports. Other WTO Members, including China, have adopted a similar approach. These retaliatory tariffs underscore the complete hypocrisy that governs so much of the global trading system,” Lighthizer said in a statement Tuesday evening.