Literally all it takes is to say nice things to him. Amazing.
So a trade deficit equals a subsidy in trump’s brain.
The US has a trade deficit with most of the world. If he goes 0% -> 25% on all imports it’ll be about $1T in funds moved from private hands into government coffers. (Of course, not all countries have 0% import tariffs today).
Would this be the biggest tax raise in American history?
I think it’s a bit of a stretch to call it a “brain”.
define narcissist
So the orange toddler is pissed at Canada because Trudeau laughed at him a few times?
Jfc. What a time to be alive.
Yes laughed…
What is jfc?
Jesus (fucking) Christ!
Ah. Thanks, been wondering some time about that and googling gave a lot of mixed results for me.
I mean, all of this happened because Obama made fun of him at the Whitehouse correspondents dinner.
Glad to know my career and income is at risk because of some poor presidents feelings.
Edited: someone else commented same thing below this.
The man’s the head of state, of supposedly the biggest economy in the world, closer to the nuclear codes than most of us, and behaves like a complete cock. It’s legitimately terrifying and I’m not even USian.
Surround yourself with Yes-men, piss off your allies, cuddle with dictators. Great strategy.
Maybe MAGA actually stands for Make America Gone Again. Is that acceptable English? Not a native speaker.
The UK and US have pretty balanced trading, both reprting surpluses. Isn’t that the real reason? Tariffs would be really stupid here
Stupid is the real reason.
As much as I hate Starmer, he and Zelensky have done a good job of keeping their interests vis à cis Trump.
And of course Donald Trump is as immovable as granite and unwaveringly loyal to his friends & allies.
There is no chance of him having a spat with the Aberdeenshire council about rubbish collection for his golf club and responding with a 50% tariff…
Or for that matter of being directed to do it by his owners with even less justification…
