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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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[–] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 10 points 1 day ago

Vietnam

SUV

Vietnam:

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

In other words Vietnamese will not pay extra for US cars but US citizens will pay extra for EVERYTHING that comes from Vietnam. LOL

[–] sommerset@thelemmy.club 15 points 1 day ago (2 children)

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?

[–] Piece_Maker@feddit.uk 17 points 1 day ago

Is he also aware that basically the entire world outside of America thinks American cars are shit?

[–] Treetrimmer@sh.itjust.works 2 points 18 hours ago

No our president is a legit tard

[–] melsaskca@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 day ago

"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".

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 30 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Vietnam will pay a 20% tariff

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

[–] Treetrimmer@sh.itjust.works 2 points 18 hours ago

More like he can never admit he was wrong

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

Trump? Learning? Yeah.... nope.

[–] Luffy879@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 day ago

transshipping

Did that MAGGOT just say the Bad Bad trans word? How the fuck are his removed followers not trying to Hang him yet?

[–] MapleEngineer@lemmy.world 68 points 2 days ago (2 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?

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's protectionism, and the Democrats do. Republicans don't know what a tariff is.

[–] MapleEngineer@lemmy.world 26 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Xande@discuss.tchncs.de 11 points 1 day ago (2 children)

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...

[–] comfy@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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.

[–] Xande@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 day ago

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.

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[–] Fontasia@feddit.nl 27 points 1 day ago

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

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

"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.

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

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

[–] 2lama@lemmy.world 33 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days 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.

[–] Piece_Maker@feddit.uk 1 points 1 day ago

Volvos for dads

[–] A7thStone@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

Considering there is nothing sport or utility about them, I think your name for them is fitting.

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

They're great at driving onto sidewalks, or over the curb if the person in front is taking too long at the drive thru.

[–] Draedron@lemmy.dbzer0.com 29 points 2 days ago (1 children)

He still doesnt understand tariffs.

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[–] MrSulu@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

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.

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[–] Tattorack@lemmy.world 25 points 2 days ago (6 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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[–] LordWiggle@lemmy.world 102 points 2 days ago (4 children)

He still doesn't understand how tariffs work.

[–] crystalmerchant@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

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.

https://lemmy.world/comment/17225002

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

Person. Woman. Man. Camera. SUV.

[–] groet@feddit.org 259 points 2 days ago (16 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 152 points 2 days ago (9 children)

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

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[–] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 173 points 2 days ago (8 children)

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

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 91 points 2 days ago (8 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.

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[–] MTK@lemmy.world 73 points 2 days ago (11 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.

[–] COASTER1921@lemmy.ml 20 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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.

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[–] Poem_for_your_sprog@lemmy.world 43 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Have you seen how tiny the roads are there?

[–] slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 38 points 2 days ago (1 children)

And how shitty american cars are?

[–] Tja@programming.dev 15 points 2 days ago

And how close japan and China are?

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

You should be able to fit at least one SUV:

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

You can totally fit 3!

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[–] SlartyBartFast@sh.itjust.works 85 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Vietnam will pay the US a tariff? What?

[–] IhaveCrabs111@lemmy.world 53 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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

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[–] Bob_Robertson_IX@discuss.tchncs.de 102 points 2 days ago (16 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?

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