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Trump: The EU is ‘nastier than China’ (www.politico.eu)
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U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that the European Union is worse than China, hours after Washington and Beijing agreed to slash respective punitive tariffs and de-escalate their trade war.

"European Union is in many ways nastier than China, okay?" Trump said, as he lashed the bloc. "Oh, they'll come down a lot. You watch. We have all the cards. They treat us very unfairly."

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[–] AbsolutelyNotAVelociraptor@sh.itjust.works 42 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Ikr? Fucking EU with their laws for customer protection, sanity, vat... What do they think they are, the first world?

[–] Taiatari@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 1 month ago

Honestly we'd give you Hungary if you pinky Promis that you also keep the whacko's on your side of the pond so they don't come here. Heck we could even throw in a couple of white large eggs.

[–] Coolbeanschilly@lemmy.ca 37 points 1 month ago (1 children)

All those pesky human rights, eh?

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 14 points 1 month ago (2 children)

And anti corruption laws. Qatar can just give him a nice plane and get anything they want in return. The EU has laws against doing stuff like that.

[–] Coolbeanschilly@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 month ago

It's almost like they expect responsible leaders. Huh, isn't that something.

[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So does the US. But laws are only worth their enforcement.

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Goes without saying. The first Trump administration shows that as long as Congress doesn't impeach and convict you, none of the laws meant to rein in the executive mean anything.

[–] Quill7513@slrpnk.net 7 points 1 month ago

dude committed treason on live television and it wasn't enough to engage the part of the constitution that says the only punishment for that is hanging

[–] PunnyName@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

"They aren't kissing my ass, so they're meanies."
– Fascist 47

[–] constnt@lemmynsfw.com 10 points 1 month ago

We were always at war with Oceania.

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 month ago

Is Trump just going to spin the wheel of tariffs (in his mind)? Next month bring down tariffs on EU, pick another fight with Canada? Then with Australia? India? Japan?

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"The EU keeps saying I'm stupid and I don't like it. China never said I'm stupid. Russia never said I'm stupid. At least, not to my face."

[–] ByteJunk@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

What? Those Chinese embassy posts couldn't have been more direct in calling America stupid.

Or maybe he dissociates himself from the country despite being the president?

[–] PillBugTheGreat@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

We were always at war with eurasia

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 5 points 1 month ago

I know there is going to be a lot of negativity in relation to this article and its obvious why but you have to admit one thing. If donald trump knows anything. anything at all. its about nasty and being so.