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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  • Che Banana@beehaw.orgEnglish
    13·
    9 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·
      9 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·
      9 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·
        8 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