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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.

  • 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!

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[–] OmegaLemmy@discuss.online 4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Do it. Do it. Do it. it'll just push Europe away.

[–] uebquauntbez@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Oh, in Europe we have good math books for third-graders. Many pictures and drawings in it too. And not that many nasty equations.

We could send him one or two ...

[–] JudahBenHur@lemm.ee 3 points 2 weeks ago

very stable genius

[–] Naevermix@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

This isn't about forcing the EU to accept some unfavorable deal, it's about devaluing the dollar.

[–] resipsaloquitur@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago

Still here, huh?

[–] SulaymanF@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

Trump is breaking all alliances. He wants Europe’s help on Iran and Israel and against China, but they won’t want to help if he’s attacking them. This is backfiring spectacularly.

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