E.U. Retaliates Against Trump’s Trade Moves, Places Tariffs on Produce From Republican States (time.com)
from return2ozma@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 12 Mar 2025 14:10
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dekomote@lemmy.world on 12 Mar 2025 14:33 next collapse

The American Chamber of Commerce to the E.U. said the U.S. tariffs and E.U. countermeasures “will only harm jobs, prosperity and security on both sides of the Atlantic.”

You don’t say…

toiletobserver@lemmy.world on 12 Mar 2025 15:56 next collapse
RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com on 12 Mar 2025 16:32 collapse

My dude, what you forget to see is that this harms the EU a little, it harms the US a little. The same goes for Canada, goes for China, goes for Mexico, but it will add up for the US.

In the meantime, the allies you try so hard to alienate are teaming up and using this opportunity to form tighter bonds, leaving you behind.

(I mean the US politician, not OP)

RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com on 12 Mar 2025 17:16 next collapse

On the other side, we all know that he doesn’t give a rat’s ass about what happens to the country as long as his bank account gets swol.

wewbull@feddit.uk on 13 Mar 2025 00:09 collapse

Also, if Canada isn’t selling as much to the US, Canada can sell to the EU. It’s not as convenient but the EU, Canada and Mexico will happily trade with each other.

venotic@kbin.melroy.org on 12 Mar 2025 14:52 next collapse

I'm okay with republican states being harmed. They reap what they sow.

toadjones79@lemm.ee on 12 Mar 2025 18:16 next collapse

As an American, I absolutely love this.

InvertedParallax@lemm.ee on 13 Mar 2025 13:40 collapse

Reconstruction ended a century too early.

HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com on 12 Mar 2025 15:59 next collapse

gotta love the eu. Effective and gives me an idea of what I don't want to buy living in a blue state.

CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org on 12 Mar 2025 17:15 collapse

Canada has a similar list, FYI.

HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com on 12 Mar 2025 17:36 collapse

I have only seen american and not red state specific. granted the only thing out of the eu article is bourbon and I don't drink much and when I do its more likely vodka anyway.

CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org on 12 Mar 2025 20:06 collapse

I assure you, the actual Canadian list is painfully detailed. One item specifically listed is fitted cases for church bells.

Florida oranges and Ohio appliances are two prominent ones I hear mentioned fairly often.

HubertManne@moist.catsweat.com on 12 Mar 2025 23:46 collapse

ohio in particular im disapointed in. like I understand alabama and kentucky with their education but ohio is a massive disapointment.

MyOpinion@lemm.ee on 12 Mar 2025 16:23 next collapse

Yes please. This is a fantastic strategy and I strongly support it.

d00phy@lemmy.world on 12 Mar 2025 19:51 next collapse

I’m actually not OK with this, TBH. First, it very much better than bending the knee, but if they’re going to impose tariffs, they need to be on the country. Plenty of democrats in those red states and plenty of republicans in blue states either will or won’t “get what they voted for.” In the end, we all should pay for this travesty.

PunkiBas@lemmy.world on 12 Mar 2025 22:48 next collapse

Oh you will, don’t worry about that.

ayyy@sh.itjust.works on 13 Mar 2025 02:31 collapse

So what’s your solution?

d00phy@lemmy.world on 13 Mar 2025 04:34 collapse

Thought I spelled it out pretty clearly: tariffs on the entirety of the US instead of just “red states.”

ubergeek@lemmy.today on 13 Mar 2025 13:27 collapse

But, NY didn’t vote for Trump… And neither did CA.

So, punish the people who DID vote for Trump.

Don’t worry, states like NY and CA are being hit by Trump himself.

Kusimulkku@lemm.ee on 12 Mar 2025 20:52 next collapse

This is a blast from the past when Bush went for steel tariffs

In retaliation, the European Union threatened to counter with tariffs of its own on products ranging from Florida oranges to cars produced in Michigan, with each tariff calculated to likewise hurt the President in a key marginal state. The United States backed down and withdrew the tariffs on December 4.

en.wikipedia.org/…/2002_United_States_steel_tarif…

bingBingBongBong@lemm.ee on 12 Mar 2025 21:02 next collapse

Bush had no russian handler

Kusimulkku@lemm.ee on 12 Mar 2025 21:21 next collapse

He did have a sort of handler co-president though, so that hasn’t changed

ubergeek@lemmy.today on 13 Mar 2025 13:25 collapse

Yeah. He had Cheney as his handler. The same Cheney who was on stage talking about great Harris is.

Buffalox@lemmy.world on 12 Mar 2025 23:37 collapse

Difference is that Trump doesn’t give a shit about support for the next election. He only cares to please Putin.

wewbull@feddit.uk on 13 Mar 2025 00:06 collapse

Congress cares and he has far less power if congress is against him.

Buffalox@lemmy.world on 13 Mar 2025 09:07 next collapse

How many of Trumps actions were blocked by congress?

TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world on 13 Mar 2025 10:15 next collapse

Will be many if the stock market does not rebound soon enough.

Buffalox@lemmy.world on 13 Mar 2025 10:29 collapse

So as of now it’s none?
Because he hasn’t already been crazy enough for congress to stop him?
Republicans in congress are crazy too, and it requires qualified majority (66%) to stop an executive order AFAIK.

TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world on 13 Mar 2025 10:54 collapse

So as of now it’s none?

As of now. But there are some who are already making a push back and even Fox news are starting to question Trump. After all, Trump keeps flip flopping because obviously some are already expressing frustrations behind closed doors.

If the silly tariff threats goes on long enough, enough people will become overtly angry.

Buffalox@lemmy.world on 13 Mar 2025 11:08 collapse

The day I see some real serious push-back against Trump, will be a day for celebration.
And by real serious, I mean a lot more than just impeachment that turns out nothing, or the cancellation of a few presidential orders.
I mean real attempts to actually stop him from destroying USA and democracy.

I’m not American, but I don’t enjoy seeing USA being destroyed like it is now. We need more sensible leaders in the world, not fewer.

wewbull@feddit.uk on 13 Mar 2025 12:29 collapse

None. That’s the point. He needs their support so they continue not blocking him.

ubergeek@lemmy.today on 13 Mar 2025 13:24 collapse

MAGA congress critters are all generally in safe, gerrymandered districts.

wewbull@feddit.uk on 13 Mar 2025 20:40 collapse

You don’t target the deep magas. You target the weak vulnerable republicans. It’s a numbers game. You just need to turn a handful.

ubergeek@lemmy.today on 14 Mar 2025 11:21 collapse

You target all of them, with as much force as you can muster.

You dont convert nazis by being nice to them. There is only one solution that works when dealing with fascists.

tonntaalainn@lemmy.world on 13 Mar 2025 00:51 next collapse

Fuck their bourbon anyways

worldwhiskiesawards.com/…/best-irish-single-malt-…

Now for yea, put hairs on yer chest :)

nomoretwats@lemmy.wtf on 14 Mar 2025 12:45 next collapse

That bitch is wanted in germany for accepting bribe from the weapons industry.

blackris@discuss.tchncs.de on 14 Mar 2025 16:05 collapse

Stop lying.

nomoretwats@lemmy.wtf on 14 Mar 2025 17:24 next collapse

Von Der Leyen is in bed with the weapon industry:

www.dw.com/en/…/a-51764162 politico.eu/…/the-scandal-hanging-over-ursula-von…

She “negotiated” the covid vaccine price with Pfizer president

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pfizergate

She knew her officials were getting corrupted by Qatar and did nothing

fdd.org/…/european-prosecutors-launch-probe-into-…

nomoretwats@lemmy.wtf on 14 Mar 2025 17:29 collapse

Sorry you jingoists dumb bitches don’t like the truth lmao. Your side is as corrupted as trumputin

MehBlah@lemmy.world on 14 Mar 2025 12:57 next collapse

As a citizen of a devolving red state I’m asking, pleading with the rest of the world to do more harm to these trash humans earnings.

Tyfud@lemmy.world on 14 Mar 2025 13:13 collapse

This is great. Hit red states harder until they feel the pain of their choices for electing a couple of nazi clowns into office. Maybe, just maybe, they’ll learn how to regret their choices before we’re all wiped off the earth in a civ ending heat wave.