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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But is that not what actually counts? He doesn’t actually get money or power from how the economy does, it’s from how it’s perceived by his population and whether his backers are satisfied.
And even if his actions do hurt his own country’s economy, they also hurt other countries’ economies, so they’re still effective tools for coercion if you don’t actually care that much for the numbers.
I see your point, but saying chocolate rations are up while you and everyone you know lives go to shit probably still counts for something.