Posted on 09/08/2023 7:11:31 AM PDT by SoConPubbie
The European Union is “freaking out” about the possibility of Donald Trump returning to the White House in January 2025 after the former President announced his intention to reimplement a ten percent tariff on imported goods as he did on European steel and aluminium in 2018.
“It’s on everyone’s mind: what if the elections [in 2024] go the wrong way?” stated an anonymous EU trade diplomat, with an EU-based lawyer advising on trade admitting that EU officials and businesses are “frightened” about Trump’s re-election.
The 45th President floated the idea of a “universal baseline tariff” in a meeting with a number of his aides last month, suggesting it would create a “ring around the U.S. economy.” He later reiterated the plans in an interview, arguing:
“When companies come in and they dump their products in the United States, they should pay, automatically, let’s say a 10 percent tax… I do like the 10 percent for everybody.”
The Biden government initially suspended Trump’s tariffs in an effort to negotiate a compromise between the United States and the EU. However, the tariffs could be re-imposed within the next two months if the two cannot reach an agreement, meaning billions of dollars worth of tariffs may be placed on one another’s goods, including rum, vodka, and even denim jeans.
Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid.
Yeah it’s been going great for the EU with Biden in charge
“The EU is FREAKING OUT Over Trump’s 2024 Return”
And so are a lot of Ukraine War Cheerleaders here. For example, one of them claimed that he voted for Trump in the past, but won’t vote for him now...LOL!...as if the person EVER voted for Trump.
Good.
The European Union freaked out when the UK dumped them the pay to play socialism gig isn’t moving much.
Well in a few of those cases, they wouldn’t legally be able to anyway, being they aren’t American citizens.
FUEU FUEU
“Well in a few of those cases, they wouldn’t legally be able to anyway, being they aren’t American citizens.”
LOL. Another of the big-time Trump Haters (and big-time Ukraine Cheerleader) was trying to convince me that TRUMP WILL LOSE to Biden. So I asked him: “Why does that bother you if Trump loses, since Biden started the war you so love?”
...haven’t heard back yet, and don’t expect to hear back.
Gosh, but Trump offends ALL the right people!
baloney...
People on the streets like him very much in Europe.
Among my favorites from the Nuland "hit parade" is this: "Nuland: OK. He's now gotten both Serry and [UN Secretary General] Ban Ki-moon to agree that Serry could come in Monday or Tuesday. So that would be great, I think, to help glue this thing and to have the UN help glue it and, you know, F*ck the EU."Ah, foreign policy channeled through the Institute for the Study of War....Without the asterisk: From BBC: "Ukraine crisis: Transcript of leaked Nuland-Pyatt call" Published 7 February 2014
Source: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-26079957
Why does any country give a rip about the EU? The EU is counter-productive.
He’s in India now...and he’s not wearing a face mask. Nothing like exposing world leaders to Covid. He’s gonna be sorry..
Will 5-Eyes conspire with US Intel Community, again, to undermine Trump’s candidacy? I think so....
When he gets back in, they’ll be paying more of their own bills.
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