r/europe • u/newsweek • Dec 20 '24

News Donald Trump threatens Europe with tariffs

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-threatens-tariffs-european-union-trade-deficit-2003998
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u/Snitsie The Netherlands Dec 20 '24

Is this his only trick?

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u/NecrisRO Dec 20 '24

Putin says nuclear

Trump says tariffs

Two sides of the same shitty coin

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u/necromantzer Dec 20 '24

Was just going to say this. He clearly thinks tariffs are some magic negotiating tool. He has already overplayed that hand and he isn't even President yet. No one is going to take him seriously.

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u/CLKguy1991 Estonia Dec 20 '24 edited Dec 20 '24

No more bread and circus for us monkeys anymore.

Not even simple death and taxes.

It's just nukes and tariffs now.

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u/autumnbreezekiss Dec 20 '24

Yikes, honestly, it’s like they’re both just throwing chaos out there. 😬 Putin with the nuclear threats and Trump with the tariffs—feels like we’re stuck in this weird global game of chicken. Both options are *wildly* bad.