Posted on 01/22/2020 9:07:29 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
President Trump has condemned the European Union’s protectionism and difficult attitude towards free trade, remarking that British leader Boris Johnson had “guts” in taking on the continental power bloc but that ultimately the UK was “in a good position” to strike deals.
Speaking at a press conference at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, shortly before departing for the United States, President Trump spoke about the difficulty in getting a trade deal with the European Union and how the bloc was ripping off non-members with tariffs. Comparing their relationship with the U.S. to that with even China, the President alluded to the EU using tariffs to prop up Airbus to the detriment of Boeing, and said of the EU:
The haven’t treated us right. The United States has been losing $150 billion and more for many years, more than that, with the European Union. They have trade barriers where you can’t trade, they have tarrifs all over the place. They make it impossible. Frankly, they are more difficult to do business with than China.
We have a great relationship with China now. We had some very testy moments… worse than a lot of people would understand, but we got it done and I think phase two will go nicely also.
Trump at Davos: ‘We Look Forward to Negotiating a Tremendous New Deal With the United Kingdom’ https://t.co/xXHiXXMXzC
— Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) January 21, 2020
While citing his own European heritage — Trump’s forebears hail from north Britain and Germany — the President praised UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson for going head-to-head with the European Union on a trade deal. Taking a sly dig at predecessor PM Theresa May by noting the British “would have never been able to do before Boris”, President Trump said of how difficult the EU..
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Hitler tried it militarily. Merkel tried it monetarily.
Trump: Making the World Great Again!
Well put.
The tough part about the EU, is that since there is no one that is really 'in charge' they can all duck and cover behind the EU facade.
The good part is Trump will go to the individual countries and start playing one against the other and they will collapse.
Does anyone think that Italy will take it in the shorts for Greece or Germany or France {or vice versa}.
It's gonna be like a gunny sack full of cats being thrown into the river and only one can escape.
Trump: Mocking the "Greats" of the World again...
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