What a surprise that the “full and comprehensive” free trade agreement Trump is announcing with much fanfare this morning is not exactly full and comprehensive.
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Real question: Is there anything we get from the UK that isn't already manufactured in the US besides a few specialty foods like cheese and booze? Any raw materials or minerals? Maybe a few jet engine parts?
Of the top 10 US trading partners, we have a trade surplus with only one:
The United Kingdom
Trump wants equity? He is capitulating, and the “deal” will not create US jobs. If anything, we will be importing more products at the cost of US jobs.
But, still the stock market mindlessly jumps at trump pr bs.... like fawning plastic-faced cougars at a mar-a-lago brunch when trump passes by farting out his Eggs Benedict.
I've been scouring the news outlets looking for an actual confirmation from anyone on the UK side about "a deal".
Because we all know that "Trump truth" is not fact.
(Nothing official from them/UK).
Hi Ron. 👋🏼 I'm just shocked. Are you telling us that this administration told a lie? Lol
Wow they truly have no conscience. They open themselves to the truth with such ease. This is so pathetic. Our government is a complete joke. Trumps a giant bag a stupid that keeps spilling open on the people ✊🏻💪💙
In 2024, approximately 2.6% of US goods imports came from the United Kingdom. When I mow my lawn this weekend I’ll be sure to take a victory lap when I’m 2.6% of the way done!🤣🤡
Just the other day Trump said he didn’t even need to make deals. Now he’s so desperate to give the appearance of progress that he says we’ve reach a trade agreement when all he has is a concept of a trade agreement.
I love it, China, Mexico, Canada, and now the United Kingdom call trump out on his Bullshit lies about his tariff deals. The only art to his deal is his b******* lies.
Breaking: The UK Department of Trade has announced an immediate 100% tariff on the English language, used to a varying degree by most of the United States population (though rarely by the president).
Citizens will have to pay up or change to another language, such as Spanish or Russian.
- The Times
Thank God for that. What we need is a quasi-Schrödinger's cat trade deal. One where we hope Trump waits as long as possible before he sees what's in the box. 'Quasi-' because we shot the cat before we put it in there.
In typical Trump fashion… he breaks something that was whole. Struggles to fix it; finally, settles on the same solution from before, & declares victory! Isn’t that typical with kids? “Let’s make it all better now.” His maturity level never got past age 5. OMG, no wonder he wears diapers!
Here is a really wild idea, why not set up a worldwide FTA? We already have a global economy, so why not a global Free Trade Agreement? I know, totally radical, right? It makes much more sense than what is happening now!
The UK and the US each had a 3.5% average tariff before Trump put the "reciprocal" 25% tariffs on them. The proposed deal will still be an increase in costs.
Damn. My money was on a deal with the penguins on the Heard and McDonald's islands. Although I can't imagine DonOld putting tariffs on ANYTHING with the name McDonald's in it.
We will learn more, but my guess is he got a “deal” that is probably either exactly what we had before OR we end up giving more for less. Just like every other deal he’s struck so far.
The live coverage from @nytimes.com does make it clear that the deal is laughable if you have even a little sense. That leaves out most maggots. Also there will be no tariffs on British cars imported into the US. So I am going to go get my Bentley post haste.
Didn’t Vance say there would be no deal until the UK repealed their inclusivity laws? Wonder how many others (including Canada) will have to deal with the same with this admin under Trump trying to force their demented policies on others?
I think we all realize that whatever the new deals r, they’re going 2 b very much lk the old deals be 4 tariffs. We shd think about letting first felon & the Fox Nazi NN lie about how he did such a great job. Whatever makes things better. Once tariffs r gone we can kp working on the rest of it.
I am old enough to remember when Trump (doing Putin's bidding, no doubt) encouraged Brexit by dangling a fast-track trade deal that never materialized - a false promise. I bet some folks in the UK remember this as well.
Starmer is also pathetic! Could he be kissing Dump’s ass any harder! His lips are literally leaving an imprint on the orange dictator’s ass from kissing it so hard! Not a good look for him at all! Hope the UK votes him out!
It won't stop the rightwing press & left wing tankies in the UK attacking Starmer over the content of a 'deal' that only exists in Trump's pumpkin head.
It’s funny watching the stock market and Wall Street react to Trumps lies with instant market rallies and then when the facts come out by honest parties in the negotiations the markets drop. How long until they all get he is full of shit?
You increase your sofa steel & car prices by 25% in March, and then announce your sofa's, steel, & cars are 25% cheaper in May, & in return we give Trump access to our markets, and what exactly did we get?
There isn’t any deal. Demented Donny is so desperate for trade agreements that he’s calling a letter of intent a bilateral trade agreement. More proof that his father bought his degree from Wharton.
The initial carve out is Bentley’s….Bentley’s ya’ll. Are we done pretending this 🍊💩🤡 is for working class people? Nothing he does is in the best interests of 98% of the citizens of America.
We knew this is just a bunch of bluster so Trump can try and look good before he goes off to golf for the weekend. His dumb base as usual will cheer him on thinking he has accomplished something.
Sounds like a bunch of bullshit. The Brits seem characteristically polite but really this just looks like some carve outs from the shit clown's blanket of bullshit tariffs.
Trump has told us he's made more agreements than there are countries (200), even if you count the penguin habitats that he's trying to make import more Marvel movies. So now he's dared Starmer to disagree that he's made 1. Only 199 to go!
Yup, and where is Congress? GOP Jeff Hurd from CO-03 (formerly boebert’s district) touted this… and nothing. FYI his district is in the news for the Tina Peter’s shit show. Feel free to contact him on both. Supposed tariff bill: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2665?s=1&r=2
Trump has no substantive "trade deals". More BS for his insane base of idiots. Just like when Trump declared prices are down now. No need to do actual work. Just declare everything is great and half the country falls for it.
It’s a negotiation on the lowering of respective tariffs, not a free trade agreement (and any remotely learned political leader would understand the difference).
It’s also known, in technical trade terms, as “the UK doesn’t want shitty, poor quality, drug-addled food but thanks anyway”.
Ron; remember that Trump always exaggerates everything that comes out of his mouth. Any savvy negotiator will know how to deal with him and yet be the winners.
This is how media fails. What penetrates the daily noise are Trump's mendacious announcements about a future announcement that may or may not be made and likely won't be consistent with what was first announced. The press needs to ignore these, then report on the real thing if and when it happens.
It isn’t a surprise Oval Office’s madman bleats pretty much always lacks context or credibility. What's doubly sad is, I don't think Trump ever listens to sound advice from anyone; and the morons around him are pure-bootlickers
obsessed with revenge,culture wars,indulging his pet economic theories…
Concepts of a plan do not a plan make. His tariffs are taking flack so they had to do something that made it sound like other countries are negotiating.
It's almost like Trump didn't think the Brits could hear what his administration was crowing about. Like they don't have Internet or something. Truly a Confederacy of Dunces.
If you pay attention to world news, you'll notice that Europe and China are making new deals, among themselves and between them and the rest of the world, neglecting this shithole. I expect that by the end of this year, this shithole, if it continues on this path, will collapse.
Chlorine chicken, beef pumped full of growth hormones. American firms who want to by-pass our laws so no one can sue them if their goods are faulty or don’t comply with our safety standards. Oh yes a great deal. Wouldn’t touch it with a barge pole with a boxing glove on it filled with detol
Could it be the U.S. (Trump) wants Musk’s Starlink to be used as part of any tariff deals? That should be a deal breaker for any Country considering what Musk did to Ukraine
Typical Trump misinformation. My bet is that what we have at this point is something between "an agreement to disagree" and "an agreement to continue further discussions". Regardless, Congress needs to approve it, so any suggestion that we have a "deal" is bull shit.
forgive my ignorance as a non-American but my reading of your Constitution leads me to believe that only Congress has the authority and power to negotiate and sign trade deals and not the wannabe dictator befouling the White House....
That’s the way it’s supposed to be, but Trump declared an emergency to bypass Congress. There is no emergency. He made it up to justify acting unilaterally.
Trumps deals are “buy my sketchy bitcoin and I’ll reduce your tariffs. Essentially a shakedown for his own enrichment. It has nothing to do with trade policy.
You think Bitcoin is a scam? You’re a victim of a 15 year long disinformation campaign by bankers who wish to remain in control, of you and those like you. Welcome to being “informed”.
It's not that exactly. It's more like frustration that so many people conflate the two out of ignorance, which leaves them vulnerable to propaganda, misinformation, even conspiracy theories.
The longer people live in ignorance, the more they'll ultimately suffer in this rapidly changing world.
Yep, if only they would harken back to Sesame Street, “one of these things is not like the other” and know to not conflate the 37 million scams with “Bitcoin”.
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The United Kingdom
Trump wants equity? He is capitulating, and the “deal” will not create US jobs. If anything, we will be importing more products at the cost of US jobs.
Trump is a moron on trade.
Because we all know that "Trump truth" is not fact.
(Nothing official from them/UK).
Wow they truly have no conscience. They open themselves to the truth with such ease. This is so pathetic. Our government is a complete joke. Trumps a giant bag a stupid that keeps spilling open on the people ✊🏻💪💙
Trump = Lucy
over and over and over
Citizens will have to pay up or change to another language, such as Spanish or Russian.
- The Times
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It's grammatically correct.
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THANK YOU TO ALL COUNTRIES FOR TELLING AMERICANS THE TRUTH
PLEASE DON'T STOP PLEASE
Is so Trumpian.
No one knows concepts of a plan or frameworks of a deal like Trump.
😂😂😂
https://www.ngrippel.com/ngr-politics.html
You increase your sofa steel & car prices by 25% in March, and then announce your sofa's, steel, & cars are 25% cheaper in May, & in return we give Trump access to our markets, and what exactly did we get?
Starmer, James O'Brien, & the UK got conned!
Are we rich yet?
Wait. Correction. He has no concept on reality.
We really need to look seriously at anyone who voted for them. They cannot be serious or intelligent.
This agreement to remain the same will then have to pass Congress to enact.
He can sit on his "framework" and swivel.
I hope it has sharp serrated edges.
Better for US and worse for U.K. compared with before “Liberation” Day
US consumers still lose though.
It doesn’t have to be true…
it just has to sell.
(and it’s NEVER true cuz the lying liar just tells lies.)
🤦♂️🤦🤦♀️💩💩💩🤡🤡🤡
Certainly solve that trade problem we have with the UK!? You know the one we keep hearing about. 🤷♂️
47 can't do 'full and comprehensive' unless there are lots of pictures!
One 'down' 199 to go!
Sounds like a bunch of bullshit. The Brits seem characteristically polite but really this just looks like some carve outs from the shit clown's blanket of bullshit tariffs.
Canada trade is over 17%
Blowhard Trump, at it again.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2665?s=1&r=2
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-demands-tina-peters-released-colorado-election-interference-2068356
It’s also known, in technical trade terms, as “the UK doesn’t want shitty, poor quality, drug-addled food but thanks anyway”.
Trump never tells the truth
which is bad
but he then tries to massage the failure into a win
People are just getting very tired of it
I negotiate for a living. I would never do this. I’m also superstitious and know better than to count the chickens before the eggs hatch.
Doing the skibidi weave
Trump is just so desperate.
obsessed with revenge,culture wars,indulging his pet economic theories…
Trump negotiated a concept of an agreement
Not huge if true
I'm shocked! Shocked, I say!
The longer people live in ignorance, the more they'll ultimately suffer in this rapidly changing world.