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Donald Trump announces plans to hit the UK, Denmark and other European countries with a 10% tariff on "all or any goods" exported to the US from 1 February

In a post on Truth Social, the US president says these will remain in place until "such time as a Deal is reached for the Complete and Total purchase of Greenland"

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[–] sturmblast@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

He's such a fucking idiot

[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 20 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I'm absolutely certain he's dying and thinks he can make the legacy he leaves behind 'America was at it's territorial height under President Trump' instead of 'Donald Trump lied, cheated, and stole his way into the US presidency, thus weakening America forever'

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 18 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm absolutely certain he's dying

Don't give me hope like that.

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Technically, we all are dying,it's just a matter of how long it will take.

In the Cheetos case, I am hoping it'll be less than a year left

[–] ashar 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oh, but I bet his successor will be worse

[–] kandoh@reddthat.com 1 points 1 day ago
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[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I think that the US should be split into 50 new independent nations.

All the Republican led ones will slide into third world banana republic dictatorships that soon won't be able to feed their own population, bit that is their own problem. At least the rest of the nations can continue to develop into normal states where people have actual freedom

[–] BanMe@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

That's the Republican goal honestly, but they don't seem to understand the eventual ramifications. Without blue states to prop them up financially, what's going to happen? They get to be dictators of dirt piles. The poor folks who can't flee the state will stay and their lives will become hell. A few libertarians might move in, so they can start child prostitution ranches or whatever lights their fire. More or less anarchy, like dual authoritarian/libertarian path that Trump is laying out. Just... scary to think about. I'll have to abandon my beloved historic home in the South, but also, would be nice to not look at a homeless guy sleeping under cardboard a block away (it's 34* F) because these morons won't pass a single tax to improve things. Sigh.

[–] super_user_do@feddit.it 3 points 1 day ago

We gotta launch a #FreeCalifornia hashtag or something

[–] ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 20 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I hate how every news article about tariffs implies that the country is the one being damaged by this. When in reality it's the us citizens being damaged.

Should read "Trump threatens us citizens with tariff on Greenland..."

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[–] Critical_Drinking@lemmy.world 200 points 3 days ago (12 children)

The truths in the Epstein Files must be devastating when the tangerine turd tries so hard to distract from them.

[–] axh@lemmy.world 210 points 3 days ago (15 children)

It's like saying Hitler attacked Poland and organised holocaust just to distract the German public... No, at some point you guys need to admit it, the guy is a power hungry lunatic.

[–] MonsterMonster@lemmy.world 106 points 3 days ago (1 children)

... who just happens to associate with the known pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 61 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Doesn't matter if it's power over girls or countries.... power hungry is power hungry.

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[–] U7826391786239@lemmy.zip 33 points 3 days ago

at some point you guys need to admit it, the guy is a power hungry lunatic.

some of us have been shouting this at the top of our lungs for years

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[–] Samuelwankenobi@sh.itjust.works 29 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Alright I just won't buy stuff from America like I already have been for like the last 11 months

[–] Nikelui@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

It's the other way, tariffs on import to the US.

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 18 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Ok, I will continue to not sell goods to the states then.

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[–] iglou@programming.dev 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

For now. Let's hope EU leadership has grown a spine since last time :)))

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago

There have been some reports in the last 48 hours that they are talking about scrapping the trade deal with the US (rather than ratifying it as they had been scheduled to do).

It would be a reasonable move, especially since Trump never honours his agreements anyway.

[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 68 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Oh, no. The Americans are taxing themselves again to own the libs

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[–] Tehbaz@lemmy.wtf 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Every country who does not want to be a target for the US needs to urgently develop a nuclear arsenal with intercontinental delivery systems. The world is currently at the mercy of an 80 year old narcissistic toddler for the second time in less than 100 years, the only thing that will stop such a man is strength.

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[–] filister@lemmy.world 97 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Block their service sector from the EU market. Boycott US products. And see how they will fare. It is about time we take a firm stance and show this demented idiot, that he cannot bully us.

[–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 55 points 2 days ago (5 children)

how is that even need to be suggested. the US have threatened the EU, with a literal invasion. getting rid of US technology is a matter of basic national defense!!! also evicting all US military bases!!!

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[–] pachrist@lemmy.world 42 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If you don't give me what I want, I'll make the American people pay me more to buy your stuff.

OK.

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[–] sunbytes@lemmy.world 29 points 2 days ago (5 children)

How's that policy of appeasement and boot-licking going now, Kier?

Starmer really thought that being a doormat for the playground bully meant he would get to keep his lunch money.

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[–] MonsterMonster@lemmy.world 110 points 3 days ago (2 children)

This man's stupidity has no boundaries.

"Donald Trump, who says on Truth Social that the US has subsidised Denmark and the European Union for many years by not charging them tariffs.”

[–] the_q@lemmy.zip 43 points 3 days ago (16 children)

If he's stupid then what's that say about us?

[–] deHaga@feddit.uk 50 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Tariffs are taxes on the importer, not the exporter. They are taxing themselves

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[–] U7826391786239@lemmy.zip 32 points 2 days ago

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/10/education-decline-low-expectations/684526/

americans have been getting stupider, by design. education has been defunded and shat upon for many years by republicans talking about "critical thinking is bad" and "we need mandatory jesus in schools" in order to make your kids as dumb as possible, because it takes a special kind of stupid to vote republican, which is the ultimate goal.

yes, a disturbingly large percentage of americans are fucking paralyzingly stupid. we have a racist, rapist pedophile con man in the white house, and legions of sheep, pledging their undying loyalty to it. why? because they're fucking stupid

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[–] Kazumara@discuss.tchncs.de 77 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

So can we (i.e. Europe) finally stop appeasing him? Full on trade war? We know he eventually backs down, he's show it with China.

I liked central bank people supporting Powell recently, that felt like a step in the right direction. (First time anyone from Switzerland, my country, has shown any balls anyway.)

[–] LordOfLocksley@lemmy.world 29 points 2 days ago (3 children)

1000% tariff on all American goods.

1000000% increase on taxation for American tech companies

[–] chuck@lemmy.ca 64 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

The real solution is to invalidate US copyright in European territories. Also listen to Doctorow and throw out the dcma like laws and blow out the monopoly on tech the us has enjoyed.

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[–] SapphironZA@sh.itjust.works 57 points 2 days ago

Translation:

Trump is raising taxes on Americans so he can

  1. Buy Greenland for his buddies
  2. Pay for invading Greenland for his buddies
[–] HexesofVexes@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago

Sounds to me like the UK should just drop all the agreements it made to avoid tariffs and give trumpler a solid kick in the balls.

[–] super_user_do@feddit.it 5 points 1 day ago

I'm really happy that the EU is seeking for new commercial partners

[–] 0ndead 82 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Trump again plays the dumbest card available

[–] N0t_5ure@lemmy.world 52 points 3 days ago (1 children)

He's redefining the phrase "playing the Trump Card" to mean the worst possible thing you can do.

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[–] sparky@lemmy.federate.cc 34 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (4 children)

Not sure we care anymore, since the free trade agreement between EU and Mercosur was signed today. We don’t really need to trade with the US anymore. South America provides a huge export market for our products, and they supply better quality agricultural imports than the US can anyway.

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[–] Jaberw0cky@lemmy.world 20 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

It’s one man’s war against the world and we could treat it like that rather than respond to the USA we should use trident, remove the Nukes from the missile and load with tungsten rods, then use it like oreshnik as a ICBM sniper rifle to take out Trump. Surface off the coast and turn Mar a lago into a crater. It’s a huge waste of resources to do anything else.

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[–] Raul@europe.pub 6 points 1 day ago

He's lost all credibility. I can imagine all States assume dealing with him is about not crossing in front of his personal interests and giving money to buy his will. Those are the two things to consider. As Europe has fallen in the first group, it's time to be strong and stop him.

[–] TheFeatureCreature@lemmy.ca 62 points 3 days ago (1 children)

No country ever in the history of trade itself would ever give up land or risk war over a 10% tariff.

In fact, 10% is pretty pathetic even compared to Trump's other tariffs. I'm wondering if this is his way of pretending to care about Greenland while not actually doing anything majorly impactful.

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[–] plz1@lemmy.world 36 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Wait, does Trump just want a bigger pedophile island than his buddy Epstein had?

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[–] shittydwarf@piefed.social 55 points 3 days ago (3 children)

So his response is to tax Americans, 3d chess right there

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[–] Avicenna@programming.dev 7 points 2 days ago

i.e US citizens will be paying %10 for stuff imported from these countries

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 37 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Sooooooo

When exactly is the entire world going to realize that negotiating ANYTHING with the Cheetos monkey is absolutely useless as he'll just break any agreement whenever he wants?

Give him a finger and he'll go for your hand.ngive him your hand and he'll want your arm

It will never stop untill the entire world goes against him, united. Put up an economic blockade. No more trading with the US, at all, until their entire government has been replaced and overhauled, no more presidents

Yeah, that will be very painful for everyone, I'm sure, but in the lonrun it'll be worse continuing whatever the fuck this is

If Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America and Canada can join together in blocking trade with this asshole, he will be fucked

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