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The European Union’s executive arm requested “full clarity” from the United States and asked its trade partner to fulfill its commitments after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down some of Donald Trump’s most sweeping tariffs.

Trump has lashed out at the court decision and said Saturday that he wants a global tariff of 15%, up from the 10% he announced a day earlier.

The European Commission said the current situation is not conducive to delivering “fair, balanced, and mutually beneficial” trans-Atlantic trade and investment, as agreed to by both sides and spelled out in the EU-U.S. Joint Statement of August 2025.

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[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 22 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

There is one critical mistake in the EU position. Their argument requires honour. The US has none.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 0 points 13 hours ago (2 children)
[–] rbos@lemmy.ca 10 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

No. If a Trump can arise once, it can arise again. This lands on the USA, not Trump. They have proven that their system lacks the ability to hold to an honourable agreement.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world -1 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

funny, people been saying the same thing about Hitler since the 1950s.

I'm starting the think it's not a system problem and is a human problem. if true that would mean that "a Trump" could exist anywhere, not just in the US.

[–] rbos@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 hours ago

It took Germany 50 years to rebuild trust.

[–] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 hours ago

Sure "a tRump" could exist anywhere. Except not just any country has the military firepower and global power that America has (or had).

So a tRump existing in Moldova or Colombia is far less likely to have the ability to affect world affairs than the current American incarnation can.

[–] Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca 13 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Trump, his administration, the supreme "court", congress, the house of representatives, the GOP, their donors, their voters, their sellouts...

[–] Randomgal@lemmy.ca 5 points 11 hours ago

Don't forget the people who do nothing but 'slam' the other side on social media and then tear their clothes as victims online.