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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
Vietnam
SUV
Vietnam:
In other words Vietnamese will not pay extra for US cars but US citizens will pay extra for EVERYTHING that comes from Vietnam. LOL
Is he aware that us car manufacturing has been decimated by china?
Why would they buy us suv, when china is right there and they can buy straight from the factory?
Is he also aware that basically the entire world outside of America thinks American cars are shit?
No our president is a legit tard
"Thank you for your attention to this matter" is a phrase stolen from fifth-rate middle-management corporate power wannabes. We are not his employees and do not work for him. I'd believe him more if he ended his endless emails with "...and always remember. Fuck You".
Vietnam will pay a 20% tariff
He still hasn't learned how they work, has he
More like he can never admit he was wrong
Trump? Learning? Yeah.... nope.
transshipping
Did that MAGGOT just say the Bad Bad trans word? How the fuck are his removed followers not trying to Hang him yet?
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?
It's protectionism, and the Democrats do. Republicans don't know what a tariff is.
It's funny. 20 to 40 tax on Americans and none on the Vietnamese and he thinks that people who make an average of USD$8,000 per year are going to buy $100,000 US SUVs. He's a delusional idiot.
I some times ask myself is it dementia or imbecility?
Does that man understand the bullshit coming out of his holes, or is it the narcism that makes him talk and talk and talk, no matter how much lunacy is it the words leaving him...
Yes
If I had no idea who he was, I could give extreme benefit of the doubt and say it's spin. Claiming a loss is really a win.
But we do know who he is, so I'm going with imbecility.
I clicked on the link and There's no german page for that... but there's a page in Pfälzisch, the dialect people in the german region Palatinate (Pfalz) speak.
"we will give you paying us taxes and in exchange we can ravage your economy"
this is a caricature of a caricature of itself. its kind of funny that the literal president of the united states is saying shit like this. this just cannot be true.
Oh man, that's the second time America lost to Vietnam
I, for one, have never in my life heard an SUV referred to as a Large Engine Vehicle
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.
Volvos for dads
Considering there is nothing sport or utility about them, I think your name for them is fitting.
They're great at driving onto sidewalks, or over the curb if the person in front is taking too long at the drive thru.
It is my great honour to announce that I have made a trade deal with the round device on the wall. I bet the batteries, for free and it will correctly tell the time twice a day.
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.
Person. Woman. Man. Camera. SUV.
He still doesn't understand how tariffs work.
As I keep saying: It sounds like he thinks the word "tariff" just means "payment". Then he follows that with "[whoever he thinks should make the payment]". Tariff by Apple, Tariff by China, etc. Honestly. I don't know how else you can make it make sense.
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.
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.
Have you seen how tiny the roads are there?
And how shitty american cars are?
And how close japan and China are?
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?
