- cross-posted to:
- europe@feddit.org
- politics@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- europe@feddit.org
- politics@lemmy.world
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President Donald Trump on Friday said he is “recommending a straight 50% Tariff on the European Union” after complaining that trade negotiations have stalled.
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The EU “has been very difficult to deal with,” Trump wrote. “Our discussions with them are going nowhere!”
The European Union, which was formed for the primary purpose of taking advantage of the United States on TRADE, has been very difficult to deal with. Their powerful Trade Barriers, Vat Taxes, ridiculous Corporate Penalties, Non-Monetary Trade Barriers, Monetary Manipulations, unfair and unjustified lawsuits against Americans Companies, and more, have led to a Trade Deficit with the U.S. of more than $250,000,000 a year, a number which is totally unacceptable. Our discussions with them are going nowhere! Therefore, I am recommending a straight 50% Tariff on the European Union, starting on June 1, 2025. There is no Tariff if the product is built or manufactured in the United States. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
If by “we” you mean the American people, yes it will be ignored as they seem to fall into 3 categories at the moment:
completely clueless to the reality around them
know this is bad but waiting for someone else to do the job or really entice them into action with a nice juicy carrot
completely in agreement with the orange turd
I am waiting for AOC to call for the assembling of an army to wage war upon the Dogey Confederates. Until then, I am now learning how to safely and effectively use a firearm, so that I can serve Free America. Had my first lesson a couple days ago, and will do my second after getting some extra magazines and ammo crates.
Given a year or so, I should be able to reliably miss the farmers and livestock that are several hundred meters beyond the impact berm.