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To: sinsofsolarempirefan
They can’t tariff Spain without tariffing the entire EU. They’re part of the same trade bloc.

Are you sure about that? My understanding is that Trump wanted individual agreements agreements between countries and not "blocks".

I just don't know, but I don't see the EU stepping up to defend Spain since all of them are supporting full NATO funding. They will not be happy picking up Spain's bar tab.

7 posted on 06/25/2025 12:18:02 PM PDT by usurper (AI was born with a birth defect.)
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To: usurper

It doesn’t matter what Trump thinks they are all part of the same single market and customs union. You cannot tarrif one member state without tarrifing all of them and you are not going to persuade them to break ranks with Spain and thus totally unravel their ability to negotiate trade agreements with the US at peer level vs individual countries with inferior leverage.


12 posted on 06/26/2025 3:00:55 AM PDT by sinsofsolarempirefan
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