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Donald Trump has announced plans to impose 25% tariffs on the European Union, claiming the bloc was “formed to screw the United States.”

While details are pending, he suggested the levies would target cars and other imports. The EU, a major U.S. trading partner, has vowed immediate retaliation, with potential tariffs impacting $29.3 billion in exports.

French President Emmanuel Macron had attempted to dissuade Trump, urging focus on China instead.

Critics, including economists and conservative media, warn the tariffs could harm the U.S. economy.

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[–] AmbiguousProps@lemmy.today 170 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Surely this will lower egg prices!

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 22 points 3 weeks ago

This is all done in the name of citizen consumers right? Trying to make life better for the good folks that voted for him?

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[–] Justas@sh.itjust.works 146 points 3 weeks ago (9 children)

Inb4 EU and Canada signs a great trade deal just to screw over Trump.

[–] nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 64 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

He already blinked on the Canada tariffs. Put it off another month. We didn't even pretend to do anything to appease him this time.

[–] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 18 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

I don't see that he's put it off. He's all over the place about it, as usual, but it's still a possibility.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/tariffs-update-march-4-1.7468442

[–] nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 18 points 3 weeks ago

Bloomberg is reporting it's pushed back to April 2:

https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/business/2025/02/26/mexico-peso-canada-dollar-get-boost-after-trump-delays-tariffs/

But you're right, he's all over the place about it.

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[–] monkeyslikebananas2@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago

As an American, I agree. They should.

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[–] krimson@lemmy.world 123 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Time for Ukraine to join the EU quickly. Tariff his precious minerals.

Orange fuckwit.

[–] rockerface@lemm.ee 49 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one 24 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Try harder. EU takes longer to make a decision than a sloth on ketamine

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[–] PumpkinEscobar@lemmy.world 21 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I still hope Zelenskyy is coming here Friday to announce that they decided to take the deal from Germany, and Zelenskyy ends the press conference with a double bird for Trump. It won’t happen but man I would love Zelenskyy even more if he did.

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[–] Vipsu@lemmy.world 81 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

He's not completely wrong. One of the benefits EU provides is better bargaining power for its members against countries like the US.

Sanctions or tariffs on any individual EU country would likely lead to collective response.

[–] Phytobus@lemm.ee 41 points 3 weeks ago

He is completely wrong. The EU was formed after WW2 to prevent another war on the continent and to increase economic cooperation. The fact that makes us a much stronger block for negotiating trade deals was a side benefit, not its purpose. And it only works to screw over countries that are trying to screw us first.

[–] taiyang@lemmy.world 22 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Almost like a certain military alliance this asshole wants out of. Hmmm...

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[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 81 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

Country that has been screwing every other country for 80 plus years accuses other countries of screwing it.

[–] kn0wmad1c@programming.dev 34 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Trump pretends to be a victim in everything, so this is nothing new

[–] BedSharkPal@lemmy.ca 15 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

It seems to be a cornerstone of conservatism.

It's like how PP up in Canada stubs his toe and blames Trudeau for it.

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[–] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 67 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

The EU was formed to screw the US... THE EU WAS FORMED TO SCREW THE US?! Bruh dude is possibly channeling Hitler and Stalin simultaneously. That's the only thing that makes sense. Or he's terminally dumb. One of the two.

[–] wiLD0@lemmy.world 20 points 3 weeks ago

Definitely channeling Putin.

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[–] TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world 55 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (6 children)

Trump is kinda right. Charles De Gaulle wanted a united Europe to prevent Anglo-American influence. Aside from his Anglophobia, he vetoed UK joining then EEC because he thought UK is a Trojan horse for American influence into Europe. He also thought that the British are reluctant Europeans anyhow, so why let them in?

Fast forward 60 years later, and De Gaulle was found right. US companies tried to lobby the EU through UK. The Brits voted for Brexit, and the US finally became an unreliable ally.

For so much of the French being chauvinistic in a cringey way, they are right not to commit to Anglo influence or Atlanticism, presciently. The French still likes to assert their own global influence but in multilateral way with other countries. Macron and De Gaulle are correct for looking for strategic autonomy.

Edit: I also want to add, that the Brussels effect forces other countries to adopt higher standards and regulations if they want to trade with the EU. Obviously, many right wing Americans such as Trump don't like this.

[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 45 points 3 weeks ago (21 children)

Brussels effects haters be like: "I really fucking hate USB type-C cables being on every device where it makes sense! I want to bo back to expensive and crappy proprietary cables only the original manufacturer is allowed to make!"

[–] capybara@lemm.ee 16 points 2 weeks ago

You will plug in ze usb c and you will be happy

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[–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 53 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

I'm in the EU and I very much I hope he does, beause the response will be spectacular: apparently there is an Act from 2023 that the EU can respond to this by suspending intellectual property rights of US companies, plus from last time Trump was President the EU learned to target counter-Tariffs for maximum political effect (basically hitting Republican states hardest) and that will also work fine in targetting US companies politically affiliated with Trump (bye, bye, Tesla!).

Also it will definitelly finish off any lingering delusions of European politicians that the US is an "ally".

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[–] vodkasolution@feddit.it 40 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Yes, please, do that. I'm so curious who will he blame when the dollar will be 0.54 euros

[–] Hylactor@sopuli.xyz 22 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 40 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

The Orange Turd has found his favorite word and he will use it for everything!

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[–] Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 40 points 2 weeks ago

DO IT! COMON! DO IT! Make every european leader more alligned with the EU and push us more and more together and more indipendent again!

DO IT! SCARDY CAT

[–] roserose56@lemmy.ca 40 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)
[–] CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 18 points 2 weeks ago (15 children)

I mean, we have retaliatory tariffs ready to go too, and I'm not sure they'd be any less damaging.

If we went nuclear shutting off power to New York and water to Seattle and Boise is a thing we could do.

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[–] fieryhamster007@lemmy.world 37 points 2 weeks ago

The EU was setup to help protect Europe and enable them to have better control over overly enthusiastic capitalist companies such as those found in the US.

But what do we expect from a low intelligence puppet of Russia?

[–] ToadOfHypnosis@lemm.ee 32 points 3 weeks ago

He’s such a petulant little baby. Macron corrected me, now I’m mad. 😭🍼👶🫃 Fuck Putin Puppet.

[–] meowmeowbeanz@sopuli.xyz 30 points 3 weeks ago

Trump’s tariffs: Swinging a 25% hammer while shouting, “They started it!”—peak trade war theatrics.

😺😺😺😺

[–] DozensOfDonner@mander.xyz 27 points 2 weeks ago (9 children)

Wtf kinda drug are the elite in the US on?

[–] Darkhoof@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago

Russian psy-ops boosted by algos from coked up tech bros.

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[–] Jumi@lemmy.world 24 points 2 weeks ago

Fucking do it then, cunt!

[–] endeavor@sopuli.xyz 20 points 2 weeks ago

Wake me when that pussy manages to even speak in his own cabinet meetings without elon interrupting.

[–] Broadfern@lemmy.world 19 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

This is at least 50% because of the sharp decline in swasticar sales in the EU.

It’s retaliation for free market forces hurting his dommy mommy’s Xitter feefees.

The other 50% is probably some combination of EU being willing to incorporate Ukraine and throwing around buzzwords because his brain is riddled with holes from puppet strings and drugs.

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[–] yournamehere@lemm.ee 19 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

yeah american tourists are going to have a hard time in the next 50 years.

[–] whoisearth@lemmy.ca 20 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Studies show the majority of Americans don't have a passport let alone have left their own state. 3rd world country.

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[–] vrighter@discuss.tchncs.de 18 points 3 weeks ago

food undercooked? tarriff!

Food overcooked? Believe it or not, tarriff!

[–] Moonrise2473@feddit.it 17 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Ok so to recap: stuff made in Mexico? Tariffs! Stuff made in Canada? Tariffs! Stuff made in the EU? Tariffs! Stuff made in China? Tariffs!

Is he jealous of the European 20-25% VAT?

Please EU, don't retaliate on this. If the US put tariffs on everything from everywhere, then it's just masochism and we should let them enjoy the suffering

[–] pennomi@lemmy.world 24 points 3 weeks ago (7 children)

Nah, do retaliate. Because the only thing the morons over here understand is “uh oh, line go down”.

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[–] Stamets@lemmy.world 17 points 3 weeks ago

God it is going to be kind of delightful watching America get what it deserves over the next few years.

[–] deczzz@lemmy.dbzer0.com 16 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (5 children)

Do it. See what happens to that beautiful country of yours. What do you even provide the world besides shitty tech like meta and microsoft?

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[–] ehpolitical@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 weeks ago (9 children)

Would love to be in the guy's head for just 5 minutes, to see if he's high or crazy or what.

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[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Isn’t it the other way around. The USA was formed to screw over the European world powers.

[–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

The US was a white colonialist project that once it became strong enough wrestled independence from the colonialist nations that started it, pretty much like has happenned all throught History.

IMHO, the people it was formed to screw over were the natives of the land the colonialists stole - so he members of the native Indian tribes.

[–] fritobugger2017@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago

Putin's puppet

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