Donald Trump announces plans to hit the UK, Denmark and other European countries with a 10% tariff on “all or any goods” exported to the US from 1 February

In a post on Truth Social, the US president says these will remain in place until “such time as a Deal is reached for the Complete and Total purchase of Greenland”

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    5 months ago

    The truths in the Epstein Files must be devastating when the tangerine turd tries so hard to distract from them.

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    This man’s stupidity has no boundaries.

    "Donald Trump, who says on Truth Social that the US has subsidised Denmark and the European Union for many years by not charging them tariffs.”

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      This is legitimately what the conservatives believe, that the EU is “free riding” on bailouts by the US.

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    Block their service sector from the EU market. Boycott US products. And see how they will fare. It is about time we take a firm stance and show this demented idiot, that he cannot bully us.

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      how is that even need to be suggested. the US have threatened the EU, with a literal invasion. getting rid of US technology is a matter of basic national defense!!! also evicting all US military bases!!!

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      We sure need to double up on cutting loose from data storage at microslop, google, apple amazon etc. I’m not to worried about apps/software. As long as we have your data, we’ll figure it out.

  • SapphironZA@sh.itjust.works
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    Translation:

    Trump is raising taxes on Americans so he can

    1. Buy Greenland for his buddies
    2. Pay for invading Greenland for his buddies
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    No country ever in the history of trade itself would ever give up land or risk war over a 10% tariff.

    In fact, 10% is pretty pathetic even compared to Trump’s other tariffs. I’m wondering if this is his way of pretending to care about Greenland while not actually doing anything majorly impactful.

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    If you don’t give me what I want, I’ll make the American people pay me more to buy your stuff.

    OK.

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      Yep. And at this point, any EU company who hasn’t made steps towards not relying on the US market deserves the shitstorm coming their way

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    Wait, does Trump just want a bigger pedophile island than his buddy Epstein had?

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      Ah, the irony jokers, i remember when they won ww2 with their wit.

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    Sooooooo

    When exactly is the entire world going to realize that negotiating ANYTHING with the Cheetos monkey is absolutely useless as he’ll just break any agreement whenever he wants?

    Give him a finger and he’ll go for your hand.ngive him your hand and he’ll want your arm

    It will never stop untill the entire world goes against him, united. Put up an economic blockade. No more trading with the US, at all, until their entire government has been replaced and overhauled, no more presidents

    Yeah, that will be very painful for everyone, I’m sure, but in the lonrun it’ll be worse continuing whatever the fuck this is

    If Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America and Canada can join together in blocking trade with this asshole, he will be fucked

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    How’s that policy of appeasement and boot-licking going now, Kier?

    Starmer really thought that being a doormat for the playground bully meant he would get to keep his lunch money.

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          There have been some reports in the last 48 hours that they are talking about scrapping the trade deal with the US (rather than ratifying it as they had been scheduled to do).

          It would be a reasonable move, especially since Trump never honours his agreements anyway.

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    I hate how every news article about tariffs implies that the country is the one being damaged by this. When in reality it’s the us citizens being damaged.

    Should read “Trump threatens us citizens with tariff on Greenland…”

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      The countries are indeed damaged because of it but not even close to as bad as it hurts the US population

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      It’s more than “one man”, even though he is a major contributor to the chaos.

      There are a lot of other horrble people standing in the shadows pulling Trump’s puppet strings.

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    Europe cannot cut ties with this shit country faster. How is this lunatic still in charge? This is incomprehensible!

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    Taxing Americans because other countries don’t support his dementia fueled fever dreams of conquest. Yup, that’ll teach 'em.

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    Sounds to me like the UK should just drop all the agreements it made to avoid tariffs and give trumpler a solid kick in the balls.