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Doubling down on his trade wars, Trump is threatening to raise taxes on many goods from Canada, hike his universal tariff on imports from around the world and punish Brazil for prosecuting his friend, the country’s former president.

On Saturday, Trump announced more tariffs still, this time on two of the United States’ biggest trade partners: the European Union and Mexico, at 30% each.

Former U.S. trade negotiator Wendy Cutler said that Trump’s recent moves “underscore the growing unpredictability, incoherence and assertiveness’’ of his trade policies. “It’s hard for trading partners to know where they stand with Trump on any given day and what more may be coming their way when least expected,’’ said Cutler, now vice president at the Asia Society Policy Institute.

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[-] adespoton@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 week ago

Seems to me that it’s time for other nations to make the best of the prisoner’s dilemma and drop tariffs with each other while sanctioning the US. After all, the US at this point has broken almost all its treaties and trade agreements. There’s no reason for the rest of the world to honour what no longer exists.

[-] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 week ago

These countries need to walk away from the table until someone stable can take over negotiations. Why would anyone sign a trade deal with someone, knowing they are never going to honor the conditions they just agreed to? By next week, Trump will have completely forgotten that he signed anything...so why bother?

[-] Maeve@kbin.earth 4 points 1 week ago

Stop negotiating and play hardball. Thank you, where's my 6 digit salary?

[-] kmartburrito@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Trump consistently plays the game "heads I win, tails you lose"

So, no shit Sherlock...

[-] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 4 points 1 week ago

its trrying to distract the media from THE EPSTEIN files.

[-] Gsus4@mander.xyz 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

It's impossible to negotiate with these guys, because they have no clear demands. They just want what "looks" like as much as they can get away with...

[-] Formfiller@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

It’s because he’s an imbecile pedophile with dementia. Let me break it down for you he wants a bribe or a child to rape.

[-] Sabin10@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

If the current trade agreements with Canada, Mexico and Japan are so terrible then whoever it was that signed them is probably unfit to try negotiating new ones. Oh wait, that was also Donald Trump.

[-] womjunru@lemmy.cafe 1 points 1 week ago

They should just cut off trade entirely.

[-] KMAMURI@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

As a Canadian I think we shouldn't even be entertaining the thought of trade with the regime (yes I know how difficult that would be and realistically it's not immediately possible. That doesn't mean we shouldn't be working toward it) Unfortunately we have a conservative banker in liberal colors as PM and that's never going to happen.

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