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"It is my opinion that the SUV or, as it is sometimes referred to, Large Engine Vehicle, which does so well in the United States, will be a wonderful addition to the various product lines within Vietnam"
Source: https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114784170652465525
Yes, the country known for driving scooters instead of cars will start buying SUVs that don't even fit the streets in many cities
Vietnam also halted the expansion of McDonald’s because local street food is cheaper and better.
This reads like he still, even after everything, doesn't understand how tariffs work.
I honestly can't decide if he just really doesn't know or he's this consistently dishonest. It's hard to pick cuz I have trouble believing he could be that consistent about anything.
@njm1314 @KoboldCoterie he's a conman, so pretty consistent with whichever lies the con depends on, like LEV generally means Low Emission Vehicle. He knows how tariffs work, but won't admit that. Keeping cult members in a disinformation bubble is the whole game.
Frustratingly his constant repeating of this backwards understanding is working. It's starting to widely take hold and resistance in the face of constant misinformation is breaking down. I heard in the last week NPR and the BBC repeat the "foreign country will pay" as fact, not a quote, with no effort to correct or clarify.
What's the saying? Repeat a lie enough and it becomes reality?
I have never once heard anyone ever refer to an SUV as a 'Large Engine Vehicle'. Am I just unaware, or is this trump being a complete idiot again?
He’s trying to flood google results for low emissions vehicles
He didn't actually say this, someone with access to his TS/Twitter account did. They don't know wtf SUV stands for and probably made it up.
Vietnam will pay the US a tariff? What?
Trump still doesn't know what a tariff is.
Lol, one visit to Vietnam can easily show you why an SUV is not going to be a hit there. It's basically motorcycle country. Cars are pretty common too, but motorcycles are basically THE form of transportation there.
Unfortunately their governemnt is investing heavily into car only infrastructure which bikes aren't allowed to use. It's frustrating to see considering their cities are already at maximum traffic with motorbikes alone. Adding cars to the mix there just isn't possible.
Also there's no way that US automakers will be able to outcompete Vinfast and Chinese EVs who are working with better subsidies and significantly cheaper labor.
And their streets are narrow, especially in the French quarter of Hanoi and other older areas. The vehicles in use currently are often very small to make it easier to navigate the narrow roads (and street/laneway parking) and like you mention - the scooters, which are like 90% of vehicle traffic.
So American will pay between 20 and 40% tax on goods coming from Vietnam but the Vietnamese can buy US goods with no tax?
Cool.
Do Americans know this?
Every single Vietnamese person I've known has only driven motorcycles or scooters, because the roads are already too congested to handle large vehicle traffic. I know autos are available for hire, but realistically is it even worth owning an American SUV in Vietnam?
Does Trump actually think that Vietnam pays the tariffs?
No but he knows his idiot cult followers believe what he wants them to believe.
Have you seen how tiny the roads are there?
Trump's gone woke, he's making deals with socialists! Quick, cancel his DEI funding!
I, for one, have never in my life heard an SUV referred to as a Large Engine Vehicle
I’m so confused? Why would Vietnam agree to a one sided “free” trade agreement.
Assuming trump has wildly oversimplified the details to sound better than they are.
Because they get cheaper tariffs on exports to the US, in the knowledge that they don’t want to import much at all from the US, so it makes Trump think he has something when he has nothing.
For Vietnam a bad deal is probably better than no deal. But also, don't believe anything Trump says.
Why would Vietnam be paying the tariff on Vietnamese goods going into the US? I swear the definition of a tariff changes every time I see it mentioned.
He's always said that tariffs are paid by the exporting country to the importing country. He's wrong of course, but at least he's consistent.
SUV=SubUrban Vehicle
That's what I thought the acronym stood for when I was younger, because I would usually see them in suburbs. Now that I'm older, I refuse to call them sport utility vehicles because suburban vehicle is a much better description of their intended use-case.
Vietnam will pay a 20% tariff
He still hasn't learned how they work, has he
Oh man, that's the second time America lost to Vietnam
"I hate communists!" except the one that buy my Large Engine Vroom Vrooms. Thank you for your attention on this matter.
You know, it's getting seriously difficult for me to discern Trump's actual posts from parody accounts.
The way he writes and says things... It just sounds like someone trolling.
So he's putting tariffs on Vietnamese imports but exports are unburdened... So he's basically creating a trade deficit? The thing he railed against months ago?
I don't think i follow your logic, theoretically this would reduce the trade deficit. The US would be importing less from Vietnam because the people in the US have to pay 20% more, and the US would be exporting more to Vietnam as the price of the US good would be cheaper then they were before with no duties.
The US would be exporting more and importing less so the trade deficit will go down.
I don't think that's how it will work on reality as even with that 20% goods produced in Vietnam will still be cheaper then those made in the US. Same with US goods in Vietnam, where even if they don't cost any more then the equivalent Vietnamese good due to tarrifs, they'll still cost a lot more due to labor and shipping costs.
You receive: selling your shit in my country at a disadvantage
I receive: selling my shit in your country at an advantage
???
It’s funny to think about how when any of these GOP people talk about China, they always emphasize “the Chinese COMMUNIST Party” to dog whistle that they are “bad,” but now we are happy to trade with another communist country?
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