[Politics] Donald Trump, US President

[SouthSaxon]

I am pissed off that Starmer is being gutless in response to Trump giving us tariffs of 25% despite our trade balance with them being broadly even.

He's all "we won't reciprocate yet", while all the other trading blocks like the EU and China are meeting this Trump nonsense robustly.

If only we were part of a trading blocks to protect our interests.

“Won’t somebody please think of the fiscal rules?”

 

[Weststander]

I like the people. We only seemed to meet Yanks who couldn’t stand him.

 

[nicko31]

Those countries being hit can also avoid the tariffs by supplying through a third country.

China is regularly using Malaysia and Vietnam to do this.

 

[raymondo]

I like the people. We only seemed to meet Yanks who couldn’t stand him.

Maybe because most of those that can't stand him have passports, visit Europe etc

 

[Fignon's Ponytail]

Did a kid on a day trip to the WH, from kindergarten, write that?

The thumb, stained with tanning agent?, made me feel a little bit sick too....

 

[Quebec Seagull]

Correct. Canada is much better than the US.

If the quality of life in Murka was higher, the same or even a bit lower than Canada's, you would not have had the immediate furore and backlash from us. The day tЯ☭mp announced his first tariffs, the US anthem at an international hockey game was lustfuly booed... in Montréal !

We know life up here is much, much better. That's from a lifetime of watching their TV, reading and listening to their news, taking trip after trip in the States... We don't want to become Puerto Rico North.

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[Fignon's Ponytail]

Weve been to the US loads of times, and got married there.
Weve been to Canada just a couple of times, and very nearly emigrated there.

Much better place.

 

[Quebec Seagull]

 

[Algernon]

The thumb, stained with tanning agent?, made me feel a little bit sick too....

That's not tanning agent.
It's Putin taint.

 

[pb21]

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Did a kid on a day trip to the WH, from kindergarten, write that?

The thumb, stained with tanning agent?, made me feel a little bit sick too....

Its quite a sad state of affairs really, that the President of the US has morphed into a car salesman on the national stage because his accomplice has hurt feelings from FAFO.

Who wouldn't buy a car from them.

 

[happypig]

Its quite a sad state of affairs really, that the President of the US has morphed into a car salesman on the national stage because his accomplice has hurt feelings from FAFO.

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Who wouldn't buy a car from them.

They look like an evil version of the Pet Shop Boys

 

[SouthSaxon]

China is regularly using Malaysia and Vietnam to do this.

So, in conclusion, tariffs:

• Don’t do what Trump thinks they do
• Harm American consumers
• Royally piss off the target countries
• Royally upset the stock markets
• Are easily gamed

Super genius!

 

[Weststander]

Maybe because most of those that can't stand him have passports, visit Europe etc

It was in the US, two longish holidays post pandemic.

 

[rippleman]

So, in conclusion, tariffs:

• Don’t do what Trump thinks they do
• Harm American consumers
• Royally piss off the target countries
• Royally upset the stock markets
• Are easily gamed

Super genius!

I only tried explaining the easy bit to LasVegan - that US tariffs would lead to increased costs for US consumers............but he didn't get it.

 

[raymondo]

It was in the US, two longish holidays post pandemic.

I liked nearly all the Americans I both met and worked with over there (NY State).

 

[Weststander]

I liked nearly all the Americans I both met and worked with over there (NY State).

Snap, and love NY.

 

[bhafc99]

So, in conclusion, tariffs:

• Don’t do what Trump thinks they do
• Harm American consumers
• Royally piss off the target countries
• Royally upset the stock markets
• Are easily gamed

Super genius!

"Everyone says I'm the most beautifully geniusly genius ever."

 

[SouthSaxon]

I only tried explaining the easy bit to LasVegan - that US tariffs would lead to increased costs for US consumers............but he didn't get it.

You can’t understand it for him.

"Everyone says I'm the most beautifully geniusly genius ever."

Bigly!

 

[Cordwainer]

Its quite a sad state of affairs really, that the President of the US has morphed into a car salesman on the national stage because his accomplice has hurt feelings from FAFO.

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Who wouldn't buy a car from them.

In such a litigatious country, wonder what other car manufacturers think of this desperate pr stunt? Aren’t quite a lot of Tesla’s made outside of the U.S?

 

[Weststander]

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Did a kid on a day trip to the WH, from kindergarten, write that?

The thumb, stained with tanning agent?, made me feel a little bit sick too....

A rapist’s hand!