UK could avoid US tariffs that the ‘atrocity’ EU is facing because Starmer has been ‘nice’, Trump suggests

[buffalox@lemmy.world]

Yes, and it hits the poor worse than most forms of tax increases.
So it's blatantly in favor of the 1%, accumulating power even more in the top.

[madjo@feddit.nl]

Given that Keir Starmer is currently in Brussels to strengthen the UK-EU bond, I think the UK is aware of this.

[guy@lemmy.world]

The UK and US have pretty balanced trading, both reprting surpluses. Isn't that the real reason? Tariffs would be really stupid here

[flyingsquid@lemmy.world]

Stupid is the real reason.

[earphone843@sh.itjust.works]

I mean, all of this happened because Obama made fun of him at the Whitehouse correspondents dinner.

[shads@lemy.lol]

And of course Donald Trump is as immovable as granite and unwaveringly loyal to his friends & allies.

There is no chance of him having a spat with the Aberdeenshire council about rubbish collection for his golf club and responding with a 50% tariff...

Or for that matter of being directed to do it by his owners with even less justification....

[moose@moose.best]

Glad to know my career and income is at risk because of some poor presidents feelings.

[fundmecfsresearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone]

As much as I hate Starmer, he and Zelensky have done a good job of keeping their interests vis à cis Trump.

[spacehooks@reddthat.com]

Edited: someone else commented same thing below this.

[thomascrappersghost@feddit.uk]

The man’s the head of state, of supposedly the biggest economy in the world, closer to the nuclear codes than most of us, and behaves like a complete cock. It’s legitimately terrifying and I’m not even USian.

[scaramobo@lemmynsfw.com]

What is jfc?

[spzi@lemm.ee]

Jesus (fucking) Christ!

[spzi@lemm.ee]

Surround yourself with Yes-men, piss off your allies, cuddle with dictators. Great strategy.

Maybe MAGA actually stands for Make America Gone Again. Is that acceptable English? Not a native speaker.

[scaramobo@lemmynsfw.com]

Ah. Thanks, been wondering some time about that and googling gave a lot of mixed results for me.

[ihavecrabs111@lemmy.world]

Trump couldn’t care less. She’s there for the money and trump needs to pretend to be married for clout

[sirico@feddit.uk]

Yes laughed..