We now have entire countries playing Trump’s games by Trump’s rules. There’s a reported 50+ countries trying to “negotiate” with Trump. This is why he continues doing the things he does. Because after all the tough talk and saber rattling, they all crumble like a house of cards in a hurricane at the first hint of pressure.
A zero-for-zero won’t work with Trump. He does not understand math, economy, or basic logic.
China simply does tit for tat plus X. My bet is this is the only strategy that works against Trump.
This is infuriating. Why can’t anyone abroad realize that the USA is dead? Ignore us and we have no power.
They don’t get it. It’s not about reciprocal tariff schedules. They need to buy Trump™️ Shitcoins™️.
Trump, 78, has also slapped all foreign-made cars coming into the US with 25% tariffs.
The EU’s average tariff on non-US agricultural products is around 1.6%, but 10% duties are put on American cars.
They offered zero for zero on cars and trump declined because he’s still talking about trade deficits like it’s the same thing…
I’m calling it now, he’s going to try and reduce stuff like this by 10% for both. Putting the EU at zero and US at 15%, and he’ll claim that stays until the defeciet is even.
If any country is dumb enough to go along with it, he’ll wait maybe a few months before I creasing them again.
He’s going to demand the EU must buy the chlorine washed chickens and growth hormones laced beef… the fact that they do not want them has been bothering him for years and in his mind it is a willfull trade deficit.