In a late-night social media post, President Trump said he would impose “large scale” tariffs if Canada and the European Union allied to “do economic harm” to America.
  • samus12345@lemm.eeEnglish
    5·
    2 months ago

    “If the European Union works with Canada in order to do economic harm to the USA, large scale Tariffs, far larger than currently planned, will be placed on them both in order to protect the best friend that each of those two countries has ever had!” Mr. Trump wrote.

    First, with friends like that, who needs enemies, and second, Europe is not a country.

  • sporkler@lemmy.world
    4·
    2 months ago

    When he figures out he doesn’t actually have the best people and we’ve been benefitting from our international relationships more than we’ve been contributing on actual physical products he will learn a basic electronics principal I learned long ago: once you let out the magic smoke that makes the thing go, it’s damn near impossible to get it back in there

  • ikidd@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    2 months ago

    Do it, you fucking cowards. Every ridiculous clown policy like this helps other countries to justify grinding their own fascists out of existence. It’s been a godsend, keep it coming.

  • Fedizen@lemmy.world
    4·
    2 months ago

    This is why the media should be associating tariffs with bailouts. The only US industries left after this will only be those that get bailouts.

  • selson@lemm.eeEnglish
    2·
    2 months ago

    I wish he would just do it already, this on again off again bullshit is getting old. Nut up or shut up Donald