"BREAKING: Trump says he will impose a 10% tariff on 8 European countries starting February 1; tariff rate will increase to 25% starting June 1 until deal for the "complete and total purchase" of Greenland is completed"

https://x.com/i/status/2012563178400391534

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[–] comrade_twisty@feddit.org 49 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Ok let’s just start by banning X in the EU and move on to facebook, etc. if he does not come to his senses.

[–] a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world 21 points 3 months ago (2 children)

That would be awesome.

Ban Tesla, too, just for fun.

[–] spechter@feddit.org 3 points 3 months ago

Have cars from US brands pay whatever todays tarif is on top at the pump.

[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Aren't Nazimobiles already banned in a lot of European countries because they don't meet their traffic safety guidelines?

[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 3 points 3 months ago

The bog standard Teslas are pretty common in most of Europe.

Pretty sure the Cybertruck is barred though. Doesn't meet EU safety standards.

[–] bigmamoth@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

well they are bouild in europe and their charger became the standard in some country so no. Without saying than a lot of country will give you a 20k price reduction payed by taxpayer cause "ecology" You have no idea how thing can be so fucking dumb

[–] john_t@piefed.ee 6 points 3 months ago

move on to facebook eww

[–] Kennystillalive@feddit.org 4 points 3 months ago

move to facebook?

Ban Facebook-Apps, X, Tesla, Open AI, Apple and Microsoft.

But yeah, european politicians don't thave the backbone for it.

[–] Europellinore@europe.pub 45 points 3 months ago (2 children)

So, stop buying ANYTHING from the USA. For a quick start: buy-european.net

european-alternatives.eu

euroalternative.co

www.goeuropean.org

[–] lech@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 months ago

True, as much as I hate the idea of collateral damage, that's what everyone one of us has in his/her sphere of influence. If not to make a point (which I find secondary), then to start supporting our shared homeland. After all, the strongest country on our continent isn’t France, Germany, etc. It’s Europe - or at least, it could be. But only if we start acting like it.

[–] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 30 points 3 months ago

"Trump will tank the US economy even more if he doesn't get what he wants." That'll punish them! What a fucking idiot.

[–] treno_rosso@feddit.org 21 points 3 months ago

Oh no! Anyway...

[–] starlinguk@lemmy.world 14 points 3 months ago

He's punishing the countries that sent officers to scout out exercises in Greenland. He doesn't seem to realise those exercises will involve more than those countries.

[–] elvith@feddit.org 11 points 3 months ago

Quiet, Piggy!

[–] glasratz@feddit.org 9 points 3 months ago (3 children)

So I guess the trade deal that would have the EU buy billions worth of military good from the US is off the table then. Trump has managed to break it before it was signed.

[–] nocteb@feddit.org 8 points 3 months ago

The art of the deal - at this point it's more like abstract art.

[–] hellothere@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago

Bigly genius!

[–] fox2263@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Wasn’t it also a trillion in investment or something

[–] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 8 points 3 months ago

So, to open the threat, they're going to drop the current by a third?

[–] helix@feddit.org 7 points 3 months ago

Remember:

TACO

[–] vdbm@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago

It is the first time that the US targets a select number of EU countries, rather than the EU as a whole. This makes it highly vulnerable to court challenges and at the WTO, unless there is a declared national security emergency because of a direct threat from those target countries (of course beyond a post on TruthSocial).

[–] actionjbone@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 months ago

[–] skozzii@lemmy.ca 5 points 3 months ago

"I will bring down prices on day 1"

[–] basxto@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 3 months ago

Wait … this is not he onion?