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“Vela added that European officials have been quietly sharpening their knives and preparing “brutal countermeasures” against Trump, but are in no rush to implement them because they don’t want to give Trump a scapegoat to blame for a deteriorating American economy.”

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    10 months ago

    I’m talking about Europe Neville chamberlaining their way into the apocalypse

    Trying to play politics when the enemy is fighting a war.

    It’s stupid.

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      10 months ago

      What will eventually decide this war will most likely be domestic American politics. The Europeans’ apparent line of thinking makes sense as far as I can see: Given that the American economy is already tanking without coutertariffs, then lengthen the timespan where he has trouble finding a feasible fescapegoat. We (the EU) are not using any options, and since public opinion here is staunchly against Trump, there will invariably be severe couter-tariffs in a couple of weeks at the latest.

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        10 months ago

        Economic destruction is part of the plan

        This isn’t a trade war to win for him

        It’s just a war.

        This is how he does everything. He hides in plain sight in and demands the benefits of the doubt.

        He is leading a rogue terror state. It’s a multi pronged war.

        The answer is not counter tariffs. That’s what he wants.

        There seems to be only one way to fix this problem.

        When he threatens another nations sovereignty, treat him like any rogue leader.