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[–] Darleys_Brew@lemmy.ml 6 points 4 hours ago

Why don’t they just stick him in some back room with a stack of fake trade deal documents to sign?

[–] ms_lane@lemmy.world 12 points 12 hours ago

I'd imagine this has more to do with European automakers starting to go hard into Electric cars and those cars being significantly better than 'Teslers'

BYD, etc are still tariffed to be moon in USA, so European is the next best thing.

[–] frustrated_phagocytosis@fedia.io 16 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Why is this not covered under the SCOTUS decision? Not even going to pretend to comply with the law anymore?

This time is different. As in literally the time is different. It's May 2026 now and this is a new illegal order.

[–] Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah, the tariffs have really worked wonders so far. Glad we're replaying last year's hits.

[–] marv99@feddit.org 4 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

US citizens pay the tariffs and their tax money compensates companies after next court ruling tariffs illegal.
So no worries, none of your tax-robbing billionairs will be harmed.

[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 12 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

And BMW is the US largest exporter of vehicles. Maybe they will take their production elsewhere.

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 3 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

Why? They produce in the US, they won't have to pay tariffs AFAIK

Not sure who this will even affect. Most foreign manufacturers selling in the US build those cars in the US.

[–] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 1 points 36 minutes ago (1 children)

Because the US is becoming less of an important market to be in.

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 1 points 8 minutes ago

China won't let them compete with domestics for long. NA continues to be among the two most important markets for European and American manufacturers.

[–] Enoril@jlai.lu 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Doesn't these tariffs include also car pieces / materials imported to the US before being used / integrated into the car?

Car being composed from thousands of equipments manufactured outside the US, i can't see how they can totally avoid US tariffs.

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 hours ago

Eh sure, but that also applies to the competition.

[–] FauxPseudo@lemmy.world 4 points 11 hours ago

Is the trade deal with us now?

[–] brem@lemmy.world 5 points 12 hours ago

I'm pretty sure he has dementia & thus nothing he has done is legal or standing (by law). I'm not a doctor, but I cannot allow his decisions to be declared sane.

Aside from it all being against everything a president is allowed to/ supposed to do, it is also very wet-brained.

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 3 points 12 hours ago

He's such a 1-trick pony.