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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

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[–] groet@feddit.org 241 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Yes, the country known for driving scooters instead of cars will start buying SUVs that don't even fit the streets in many cities

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 143 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Vietnam also halted the expansion of McDonald’s because local street food is cheaper and better.

[–] lagoon8622@sh.itjust.works 47 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Vietnamese food is the shit

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 33 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

Bahn Mi every day, so fucking good.

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[–] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 162 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

This reads like he still, even after everything, doesn't understand how tariffs work.

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 87 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

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.

[–] enobacon@urbanists.social 38 points 2 weeks ago

@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.

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[–] doc@fedia.io 39 points 2 weeks ago

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?

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[–] Bob_Robertson_IX@discuss.tchncs.de 98 points 2 weeks ago (10 children)

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?

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 36 points 2 weeks ago

He’s trying to flood google results for low emissions vehicles

[–] neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works 27 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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.

[–] egrets@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

So they also have to imitate his illiterate misuse of title case for Important Words, random quotation marks for "emphasis", and littering of SHOUTY WORDS, not to mention his bizarre self-aggrandized tone and his ridiculous ways of ending messages that he thinks makes them look more important? Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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[–] LordWiggle@lemmy.world 96 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

He still doesn't understand how tariffs work.

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[–] SlartyBartFast@sh.itjust.works 75 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Vietnam will pay the US a tariff? What?

[–] IhaveCrabs111@lemmy.world 45 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It’s for his idiots. He doesn’t care what you think or believe

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[–] moody@lemmings.world 42 points 2 weeks ago

Trump still doesn't know what a tariff is.

[–] MTK@lemmy.world 65 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

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.

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 18 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

time to invent the SUV-motorcycle

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[–] MapleEngineer@lemmy.world 65 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

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?

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[–] Almonds@mander.xyz 45 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

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?

[–] Kyle_The_G@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I've been to HCM city and the streets are a river of scooters. These numbers are definitely off but I remember a tour guide saying there were something like 14 million people and 16 million scooters or (I forget the actual numbers). I gotta go back there it was so much fun. Amazing food, nice people and the best coffee i've ever had.

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[–] crystalmerchant@lemmy.world 42 points 2 weeks ago

I, for one, have never in my life heard an SUV referred to as a Large Engine Vehicle

[–] socsa@piefed.social 42 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Does Trump actually think that Vietnam pays the tariffs?

[–] IllNess 33 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

No but he knows his idiot cult followers believe what he wants them to believe.

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[–] FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone 40 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (9 children)

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.

[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 29 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

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.

[–] the_wise_wolf@feddit.org 23 points 2 weeks ago

For Vietnam a bad deal is probably better than no deal. But also, don't believe anything Trump says.

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[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 40 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Trump's gone woke, he's making deals with socialists! Quick, cancel his DEI funding!

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[–] Poem_for_your_sprog@lemmy.world 39 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Have you seen how tiny the roads are there?

[–] slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 32 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

And how shitty american cars are?

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[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 17 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

You should be able to fit at least one SUV:

[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 24 points 2 weeks ago

You can totally fit 3!

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[–] Stalinwolf@lemmy.ca 32 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

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.

[–] loutr@sh.itjust.works 26 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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.

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[–] 2lama@lemmy.world 31 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (3 children)

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.

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[–] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 29 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

He is just so tiresome. Why won’t he just fucking choke already?

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[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 28 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Vietnam will pay a 20% tariff

He still hasn't learned how they work, has he

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[–] Draedron@lemmy.dbzer0.com 28 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

He still doesnt understand tariffs.

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[–] VeryInterestingTable@jlai.lu 26 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

"I hate communists!" except the one that buy my Large Engine Vroom Vrooms. Thank you for your attention on this matter.

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[–] Fontasia@feddit.nl 26 points 2 weeks ago

Oh man, that's the second time America lost to Vietnam

[–] Tattorack@lemmy.world 24 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

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.

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[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

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?

[–] Not_mikey@lemmy.dbzer0.com 20 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

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.

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[–] Lumidaub@feddit.org 20 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You receive: selling your shit in my country at a disadvantage

I receive: selling my shit in your country at an advantage

???

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[–] ChillCapybara@discuss.tchncs.de 17 points 2 weeks ago

Person. Woman. Man. Camera. SUV.

[–] garretble@lemmy.world 16 points 2 weeks ago

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?

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

Every time I read something he's written or hear him speak I feel like I'm stupider

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