Because those tariffs would be considered something Germany could retaliate for tit-for-tat.
The [s]First[/s] [s]Only[/s] Second Trump term
The First Trump term.
It's not me, it's someone else.
The First Trump term.
Germany is going.take a bit to their local economy when 15k troops are no longer spending their paychecks there.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
The First Trump term.
So let them. Make it a public war where the U.S. is simply asking Germany, the best economy in the EU, to pay the 2% they agreed to pay years ago.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
The First Trump term.
I can't tell if he's just the ultimate troll, or what.
!RmindMe 11/4/2020 - Did we have an election?
!RmindMe 11/4/2020 - Did we have an election?

It's not me, it's someone else.
The First Trump term.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
The First Trump term.
Executives of top drug companies have contacted their lawyers to start looking for loopholes, and legal challenges.Executives of top drug companies have requested a meeting to discuss how they can lower drug prices, the president said.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
The First Trump term.
Hell. I'm just happy we have incandescent light bulbs back. I look better now. And that's important to everybody. He's done enough.
The First Trump term.
8 hours ago: Trump to order TikiTok operations in the U.S. be sold.
20 minutes ago: He is going to use an executive order to ban TikTok as soon as tomorrow.
20 minutes ago: He is going to use an executive order to ban TikTok as soon as tomorrow.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
The First Trump term.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
The First Trump term.
I dont think I could handle the cognitive dissonance of working for an administration. This one in particular.
It's not me, it's someone else.
The First Trump term.
Trump just a reflection of his generation.
Baby boomers show concerning decline in cognitive functioning
Trend reverses progress over several generations, study finds
It's not me, it's someone else.
The First Trump term.
Trump attacks another member of his panel.
Her comments
Her comments
Birx also warned that the pandemic has entered "a new phase," contradicting the president's persistently optimistic predictions as he pushes schools to reopen for full in-person instruction and resists any reversals on reopenings.
"I want to be very clear: What we are seeing today is different from March and April. It is extraordinarily widespread. It's into the rural as equal urban areas," Birx told CNN. "To everybody who lives in a rural area, you are not immune or protected from this virus."
When asked about a prediction there could be 300,000 deaths by the end of the year, Birx said, "Anything is possible." She went on to emphasize social distancing and suggest that some Americans in multi-generational families should start wearing masks inside their homes and assume they already have the virus.
It's not me, it's someone else.
The First Trump term.
Can we say Socialism? Can we?“I did say that ‘If you buy it…a very substantial portion of that price is going to have to come into the Treasury of the United States, because we’re making it possible for this deal to happen.’ Right now they don’t have any rights unless we give it to them.”
It's not me, it's someone else.
The First Trump term.
What's that from?
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
The First Trump term.
Wall Street Journal. They are paywalled, so I just post snippets. That was a direct quote of Trump.
It's not me, it's someone else.
The First Trump term.
I really need a translator for him.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
The First Trump term.
Says he's done more for black people than anyone while diminishing John Lewis.
Shows support for Ghislaine Maxwell again.
Shows support for Ghislaine Maxwell again.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
The First Trump term.
Before Rona his numbers for black employment were way higher than Obama's.
At least according to a graph I saw last year.
At least according to a graph I saw last year.
"Be bold, and mighty forces will come to your aid."
The First Trump term.
1) Economies don't exist in isolation. Those #s build on Obama's.
2) President only does so much for the economy. And his stuff has fallen far short of his projections of what it would do.
It's not me, it's someone else.
The First Trump term.
Pre or post corona?
Just curious.
"Happy slaves are the worst enemies of freedom." - Marie Von Ebner
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell
"It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the swallowers of slogans, the amateur spies..." - Orwell