We now have entire countries playing Trump’s games by Trump’s rules. There’s a reported 50+ countries trying to “negotiate” with Trump. This is why he continues doing the things he does. Because after all the tough talk and saber rattling, they all crumble like a house of cards in a hurricane at the first hint of pressure.

  • Dr. Bob@lemmy.ca
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    8 days ago

    This is the same trade deal that the EU negotiated with Obama. Trump refused to sign in 2017. They are only offering him what was on the table 8 years ago and he refused. Calm down already.

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      8 days ago

      They shouldn’t even have offered that, now he feels justified and vindicated in his demands and lies that the others are doing the US harm.

      Best was to have the press loudly declare they offered 0-0 in 2017 and he did not want anything to do with that … but putting it on the table (again) now, and saying we’re ready to negotiate, is a show of weakness on the part of the EU.