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[-] st3ph3n@midwest.social 68 points 2 days ago

Did he forget about that lawsuit he lost where his tariffs were determined to be illegal?

Who am I kidding? He doesn't give a shit.

[-] samsamsamsam@discuss.online 24 points 2 days ago

Supreme Court ruling was against tariffs under IEEPA. He is still able to use industry specific tariffs under Trade Expansion Act, that's how tariffs on Canadian auto, lumber, steel, aluminum sectors continue dispute Supreme Court ruling

is it then not possible for him to circumvent the ruling entirely by simply taxing the industries that account for like 99% of the trade with a given country? like it probably wouldn't be possible to list all the industries but surely listing 10 most popular ones would essentially equate to a blanket tariff

[-] Entertainmeonly@lemmy.blahaj.zone 16 points 2 days ago

It's effectively a bailout with extra steps

[-] Maeve@kbin.earth 4 points 2 days ago
[-] Entertainmeonly@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 points 2 days ago

The car manufacturers will charge the customer any tariffs and then when they sue to get there money back they will not only keep the price at the higher level butv will then get the tariff money back. Same thing the last lawsuit did.

[-] Maeve@kbin.earth 7 points 2 days ago

Gotcha. Sorry, I'm really tired.

[-] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Except this one is ongoing, and a bailout is generally once.

[-] prex@aussie.zone 4 points 2 days ago

I heard he gives shits all the time. Everyone's saying it.

[-] ceenote@lemmy.world 33 points 3 days ago

We all know it's actually just him being a petty little bitch over European countries not getting on board his train wreck of a war.

[-] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 14 points 2 days ago

And that he's not complying with the trade deal.

[-] Sgt_choke_n_stroke@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Back to illegal tariffs to distract from Iran war to distract from the epstein files.... what a fucking retard

[-] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 days ago

This is why you don't make a deal with Trump: he'll invariably break it whilst spewing some bullshit about how "it's your fault".

Mind you the EU Commission is so sold-out, kept under control with kompromat and/or just plain incompetent that not only did they rush to "make a deal" with Trump when he first pushed the EU with Tariffs, they'll compromise with him now and will do so again, again and again every time he pushes some more.

In the EU we need to get rid of these crooks and that specific dysfunctional anti-meritocratic structure and put more power in the EU Parliament directly or at least have it chose and elect the entire Commission rather than the "behind closed doors" way the EU Commission members are chosen at the moment - whilst the Parliament is directly elected via Proportional Vote, the Commission is just used by politicians in government all over Europe to reward their politician mates or quietly get rid of their most incompetent *cough* von der Leyden *cough* colleagues.

[-] Amberskin@europe.pub 3 points 2 days ago

The EU commission and the EU in general works always trying to descalate first, because usually a not-so-good deal is better than a war, even a trade one.

So trying to get a deal is fine imho.

Now there it comes the second stage. Got and tried a deal, the other party does not keep its side. Unleash the kraken and go for them. Go nuclear, start dumping US bonds and trade with the rest of the world in Renmibi (we don’t want the Euro to be the world reseve currency, no thanks).

Hit them where it hurts.

[-] randamumaki@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 days ago

Now do a 300% tariff on US cars exported to the EU so people will stop buying those damn RAM and Tesla deathmobiles already.

[-] Amberskin@europe.pub 3 points 2 days ago

Nah. Just make them street illegal.

[-] randamumaki@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 days ago

Lovely idea, but then the masses of already incited anti-government types will turn even more against the EU governments. If Trump does it, maybe they'll stop listening to him and his ilk.

[-] Blade9732@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago

Maybe BMW can announce a layoff, due to tariffs, of 11k jobs in South Carolina. Then VW can layoff 48k in Tennessee, and Mercedes with 6k in Alabama. Then those Southern states can see how horrible their choice of President was for their state...Ha! Who am I kidding, they will follow him into hell and blame Biden.

[-] P00ptart@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

Cars made in those plants aren't subject to tariffs. It'd be incredibly stupid to do that.

[-] logi@piefed.world 1 points 2 days ago

It'd be incredibly stupid to do that.

I don't see how that argument is relevant?

[-] P00ptart@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

It'd be stupid for the companies themselves to sell less vehicles in a capitalist system.

[-] logi@piefed.world 1 points 2 days ago

Ah, I read you as talking about the decision to apply the tariffs.

[-] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago
[-] Sludgehammer@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

What's that? US auto prices are going to go up by 25%?

Fuck, he's stupid.

[-] BC_viper@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Eat fuck trump. I cant wait until you die.

[-] chrisbtoo@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 days ago
[-] The_Che_Banana@beehaw.org 1 points 2 days ago

In B4 TACOs

this post was submitted on 01 May 2026
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