The US president added that he "can do anything I want" with Brussels' $600 billion worth of pledged investments

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/45601379

The US president added that he “can do anything I want” with Brussels’ $600 billion worth of pledged investments

Archived version: https://archive.is/20250805165341/https://www.euractiv.com/section/politics/news/trump-threatens-eu-with-35-tariff-if-investment-pledge-falls-through/

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  • 332 ( 332@feddit.nu ) English
    20·
    1 year ago

    Unless there is some truly apocalyptic behind the scenes geopolitics realignment on the table here, we must cut them off. Call their bluff. Europe must have the courage to say that enough is enough. Yeah, short term we might have some price turmoil (again), but we can’t live like this.

      • 332 ( 332@feddit.nu ) English
        8·
        1 year ago

        There is a indirect cost to superficially placating him as well, since you’re helping him build the image of himself winning every negotiation, but yes, I agree this is also a valid option.

      • Calavera ( calavera@lemmy.zip ) English
        1·
        1 year ago

        This is just a short term solution. we still are going to to be living in fear that at some point someone might tell him that nobody is abiding by the deals