Good news. Whoever still thought it was still possible to get some slack by kissing Trump’s ass are now fully caught up with the reality that he is an unreasonable prick.
Now the real decoupling of economies from the US can begin.
i defy anyone to say it better than you just did.
Translation: I made outrageous demands they didn’t accept.
Why EU no buy $TRUMP?!?!
He did just host his crypto dinner so who had his ear who was going to make boatloads of money on the EU tariffs?
Every headline like this should make clear that him imposing tariffs by fiat is illegal and unconstitutional.
I hate the fact that the media just reports that he’s doing it without ever citing Article 1, Section 8:
The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;
Every one of these tariff manipulations has been 100% illegal, because the supposed emergencies he’s using to excuse them are nonexistent.
Congress has surrendered its powers to Trump. Democrats in congress are sleeping on the job.
REPUBLICANS in Congress have abdicated their constitutional duties. A few Democrats are collaborating.
Democrats really can’t do much and you might not realise how close US is to the situation where Trump starts calling people foreign agents or criminals and locking them up. You ever wonder why he’s defying courts and clinging on to the ability to send people outside US judicial system.
While shitting on democrats is fun, even if they 100% were all against it, it would make no difference. The American people made sure to give republicans a majority in all chambers, so what dems do is a small piece of trivia. Have the day you voted for!
Not a lawyer. Not an American.
But there must be more context, because by my read of this specific text it doesn’t appear to be defined as a power EXCLUSIVE to Congress?
Generally speaking if the Constitution doesn’t say you have a power and explicitly does say somebody else does it means that you don’t.
Though there are centuries of interpretations, laws, and norms that fill in the gaps that can make it more nuanced. It’s difficult to take a straight reading of the text and apply it to an event.
I’m so good at deals, I’ve made probably 200 deals, everyone wants to make a deal with me.
A few weeks later
I’m not trying to make a deal with anyone! 😭
Of course he doesn’t want a deal, he wants bribes. It’s literally a racket.
Every single Republican, from voter to Congressman is responsible for this.
He’s looking for a bribe
And he’s lying
And yet, EU might appease him at the end
He’s not looking for a deal is correct. This is about market manipulation.
I hope the official response will be harsh. Like China did. China called Donny’s bluff until he folded. We EU should do the same. We don’t need the US. Many of their products are of poor quality, like their cars(or a major safety hazard). Most of their food is considered toxic according to our food standards. Their booze is disgusting. Their online services are criminally evil.
Bullshit. He is looking for a deal, just not one that is favourable to both parties.
Yeah, that’s not a deal. That’s capitulation.
No no no, what he wants is appeasement like his idol got
He’s looking for a deal that is favorable to him. He will give the EU anything that the US can offer in exchange for personal profit and power.
I’m pretty sure that’s called extortion.
He wants another hotel deal. For the clever American people of course
He made this announcement to give media something other than the “Big Beautiful Bill” to worry about this weekend.
I don’t give him that much credit. The idiot runs around shitting his pants and making a mess 24 hours a day.
This isn’t planned. Swimming in a diarrhea filled ocean is his natural environment.
Never said he was as stupid as many others have said, especially when he was younger. (Yeah, average at best, and that’s a left-handed insult.) But damn! Even in his dementia, the man got a talent for leading the narrative.
I started out saying, “Nah. He’s not that smart to be distracting like that, just spewing his usual narcissistic shit in reaction to events.” But after he’s pulled this move 100 times, I’m a believer. Gotta admit, he’s damned good at working the headlines.
Marketing. Trump is good at marketing. That’s all.
All I know is that it’s good to have cash for when the orange traitor decides to advance his boss’ interests.
Cash? Try gold or something like that. Maybe even just plain water, food and medicine
Nah, it’s a dump and pump. You need cash to buy the dip
Kick the AmeriKans where it hurts. We should stop buying US made weapons and tariff the fuck out of US digital services. It’s their last bastion and increase trade with Canada and Mexico.
2 weeks later: “Europe would really benefit by trading with the USA”
Does this apply to cheese prices??
Believe it or not, he’s lying.
