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@feddit.nuEnglish
    32·
    4 days 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.

    • Che Banana@beehaw.orgEnglish
      13·
      4 days ago

      OTOH agree to all the terms, and then just don’t follow through with them. Because, that’s his MO and it would be absolutely ridiculous.

      • 332@feddit.nuEnglish
        10·
        4 days 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@lemmy.zipEnglish
        1·
        4 days 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

        • Che Banana@beehaw.orgEnglish
          1·
          4 days ago

          Yes, then when he’s outraged you make up news stories to the contrary and then he will lock onto that instead of facts.

          He has the memory of a goldfish