[Politics] Donald Trump, US President

[5Ways Gull]

Trump is now 78, so at least there is a bit of comfort that he has 4 more years maximum as President. Am I ( hopefully) right in thinking that Elon Musk cannot never be president as he is not a native American?

Nor is Trump?

 

[Berty23]

Trump will be made furious by booooos because he is a man baby. He will react.

The MAGA crowd are celebrating the Canadian dollar and Mexican peso weakening against the dollar. This making US goods even less competitive and softening the impact of tariffs into the states so the trade deficit is likely to grow further. Right?

 

[darkwolf666]

Nor is Trump?

Or any President before him…!

 

[Hugo Rune]

Now making comments on whether or not he’ll place tariffs on the UK.

Thank goodness Sir Keir is joining an EU meeting today. Hopefully they can come up with some joint thinking about how we can resist this orange idiot.

 

[dwayne]

Now making comments on whether or not he’ll place tariffs on the UK.

Thank goodness Sir Keir is joining an EU meeting today. Hopefully they can come up with some joint thinking about how we can resist this orange idiot.

The fact that he's joining the EU meeting is very bad timing on the tariff front. We can't catch a break !!

 

[Hugo Rune]

The fact that he's joining the EU meeting is very bad timing on the tariff front. We can't catch a break !!

No. It’s the opposite.

Trump has pitched USA against the rest of the world. We should be keeping our distance from the USA under his presidency. What’s next? Free Tommy Robinson or they impose tariffs? The man is demented.

 

[dwayne]

No. It’s the opposite.

Trump has pitched USA against the rest of the world. We should be keeping our distance from the under his presidency. What’s next? Free Tommy Robinson or they impose tariffs? The man is demented.

Agree on keeping our distance generally but for trade we should be looking to make a deal.

 

[Papa Lazarou]

Agree on keeping our distance generally but for trade we should be looking to make a deal.

With Europe, yes?

 

[schmunk]

Then there's always the risk of Martian invasion to add to that

Trump announces immediate 30% tariff on imports from Martia.

 

[Berty23]

Agree on keeping our distance generally but for trade we should be looking to make a deal.

Surely if we have to choose, which let’s be honest it looks like we do, then it should be EU over America.

 

[dwayne]

With Europe, yes?

Well yer preferably both or certainly one or the other. But we will probably end up with no deals with both and tariffs from the US !!

 

[Hugo Rune]

Well yer preferably both or certainly one or the other. But we will probably end up with no deals with both and tariffs from the US !!

Trump has said Sir Keir is ‘very nice’ so we’re not getting tariffs just yet.

Keir is the first PM to attend an EU council meeting since Brexit. Seems like we’re making progress there too.

 

[dwayne]

Trump has said Sir Keir is ‘very nice’ so we’re not getting tariffs just yet.

Keir is the first PM to attend an EU meeting since Brexit. Seems like we’re making progress there too.

I agree. But still maintain the timing is typical.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Now making comments on whether or not he’ll place tariffs on the UK.

Thank goodness Sir Keir is joining an EU meeting today. Hopefully they can come up with some joint thinking about how we can resist this orange idiot.

Thankfully there is some strong talk from the EU, I hope we follow through. The French guy made a good point and suggested we should take the fight to the US and not have some feeble 'buy European' campaign.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

No. It’s the opposite.

Trump has pitched USA against the rest of the world. We should be keeping our distance from the USA under his presidency. What’s next? Free Tommy Robinson or they impose tariffs? The man is demented.

That’s Musk’s line.

 

[BBassic]

Trump appeared to take a softer line on the UK, citing a good relationship with prime minister Keir Starmer while saying tariffs still “might happen”. “The UK is out of line but I’m sure that one, I think that one can be worked out,” he said.

Trump says EU tariffs will ‘definitely happen’ as Mexico, Canada and China retaliate

Trump takes softer line on UK, saying ‘I think that one can be worked out’, while Mexico and Canada vow levies and to strengthen ties with each other

www.theguardian.com

Reads very much to me like Trump views Starmer as someone he can cow into submission.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

No. It’s the opposite.

Trump has pitched USA against the rest of the world. We should be keeping our distance from the USA under his presidency. What’s next? Free Tommy Robinson or they impose tariffs? The man is demented.

I agree. If China, Mexico, Canada, the EU and the UK all impose targeted tariffs it will have significant impact on the US.

 

[Berty23]

Trump appeared to take a softer line on the UK, citing a good relationship with prime minister Keir Starmer while saying tariffs still “might happen”. “The UK is out of line but I’m sure that one, I think that one can be worked out,” he said.

Trump says EU tariffs will ‘definitely happen’ as Mexico, Canada and China retaliate

Trump takes softer line on UK, saying ‘I think that one can be worked out’, while Mexico and Canada vow levies and to strengthen ties with each other

www.theguardian.com

Reads very much to me like Trump views Starmer as someone he can cow into submission.

Yep. Quite possibly he does because we are now a far weaker country post brexit. The whole world knows this.