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submitted 1 month ago by Domino@lemmings.world to c/world@quokk.au

U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that the European Union is worse than China, hours after Washington and Beijing agreed to slash respective punitive tariffs and de-escalate their trade war.

"European Union is in many ways nastier than China, okay?" Trump said, as he lashed the bloc. "Oh, they'll come down a lot. You watch. We have all the cards. They treat us very unfairly."

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Ikr? Fucking EU with their laws for customer protection, sanity, vat... What do they think they are, the first world?

[-] Coolbeanschilly@lemmy.ca 35 points 1 month ago

All those pesky human rights, eh?

[-] jonne@infosec.pub 14 points 1 month ago

And anti corruption laws. Qatar can just give him a nice plane and get anything they want in return. The EU has laws against doing stuff like that.

[-] Coolbeanschilly@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 month ago

It's almost like they expect responsible leaders. Huh, isn't that something.

[-] catloaf@lemm.ee 5 points 1 month ago

So does the US. But laws are only worth their enforcement.

[-] jonne@infosec.pub 7 points 1 month ago

Goes without saying. The first Trump administration shows that as long as Congress doesn't impeach and convict you, none of the laws meant to rein in the executive mean anything.

[-] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 7 points 1 month ago

dude committed treason on live television and it wasn't enough to engage the part of the constitution that says the only punishment for that is hanging

[-] PunnyName@lemmy.world 15 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

"They aren't kissing my ass, so they're meanies."
– Fascist 47

[-] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 month ago

Is Trump just going to spin the wheel of tariffs (in his mind)? Next month bring down tariffs on EU, pick another fight with Canada? Then with Australia? India? Japan?

[-] PillBugTheGreat@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

We were always at war with eurasia

[-] HubertManne@piefed.social 5 points 1 month ago

I know there is going to be a lot of negativity in relation to this article and its obvious why but you have to admit one thing. If donald trump knows anything. anything at all. its about nasty and being so.

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