The six Republican states set to be hammered by EU retaliatory tariffs as Trump sparks trade war

https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/six-republican-states-set-hammered-34846236

by marketrent

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  2. > Louisiana, Kansas, Nebraska, Georgia, Alabama, and Virginia

    Motorcycles, bourbon, peanut butter, and jeans

  3. >Louisiana, Kansas, Nebraska, Georgia, Alabama, and Virginia.

    Saved you using that horrific website.

  4. By Jack Hobbs:

    *The European Union is retaliating against U.S. President Donald Trump by imposing several tariffs on U.S. industrial and farm products.*

    *The action comes after Trump announced that he would raise the tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports to 25%.*

    *While the world’s biggest trading bloc was expecting the U.S. tariffs and prepared in advance, the increase in tariffs has only heightened already tense transatlantic relations between the U.S. and its worldly neighbors. The brand-new measures will reportedly cover goods from the United States worth some $28 billion and will not just target steel and aluminum products but also textiles, home appliances, and agricultural goods.*

    *[…] The American Chamber of Commerce, the world’s largest business organization, which claims to fight for the best interests of free enterprise, reportedly told the EU that the U.S. tariffs and EU countermeasures “will only harm jobs, prosperity, and security on both sides of the Atlantic.”*

    *“The two sides must de-escalate and find a negotiated outcome urgently,” the chamber said Wednesday. This is not the first time that Trump has slapped tariffs on the EU.*

  5. For the record, VA went to Biden in 2020 and Harris in 2024. They are considered a swing state, not Republican.

  6. Next will start the whining –

    “It’s illegal to target red states!”

  7. Swamp MAGA (Louisiana), Flat Earth MAGA (Kansas), Methfield MAGA (Nebraska), Peach Pit MAGA (Georgia), Cousin Kissin’ MAGA (Alabama), Old Confederacy MAGA (Virginia)

  10. It’s worth pointing out that last time Donald Trump put tariffs on steel and aluminium, the EU retaliated with tariffs for approximately 10% of what Trump imposed on the EU. The EU basically adopted a friendly and diplomatic strategy back then, believing that Trump could be negotiated with. He couldn’t.

    Having learned the lesson, this time the same tariffs on steel and aluminium are being met with equal force. So Trumps tariffs worth 28 billion are being met with 26 billion in retaliatory tariffs (slightly less because the EU doesn’t want to escalate the trade war).

    So whereas Trump got a little slap on the wrist last time from the EU, this time he’s getting a fist in the face.

    And from the EU side of things, this 99 page long list of tariffs to be imposed by the EU is just the first step of what is to come in case this trade war escalates. This is not the bazooka that’s been talked about. That can come into play later.

    Donald Trump has until April 1 to respond, or these tariffs go into effect. So we’ll see if Trump is going to double down or if he’ll fold.

  12. Only 6. Pretty sure there are more than 6, or are they going to target more in round 2 ?

  13. I just want to be clear that no government funds should be used to bail out anyone who lives in the coast. If climate change is a hoax, that shouldn’t be a problem.

  14. You know when a bully gets punched in the face, then they act all surprised?! I feel like the US is about to get punched in the face lol.

  15. Focus on the purple states. Mostly likely to switch.

    Also go after the republican jewels: Florida and Texas

  16. Virginia isn’t really a Republican state anymore like it was in 1980.

  17. The next step will be to target technology stocks. Enjoy.

  18. Just six? Those are rookie numbers, we have to pump those numbers up!

    Last I checked there’s about ~50 states and some territories, they must all suffer the consequences of their actions.

  19. Don’t forget Alaska. Many goods are brought to the state via truck through Canada. Things are already expensive up there and will get worse. Expect Canada to charge fees and tolls on those shipments.

  20. To all yall saying texas… hit us hard and itll split the state, there’s more blue in this state than yall think and the big cities have all the power

  22. Should include Ohio as well. The swing states need hit the hardest as a lesson for next time.

  23. > Last month, in an effort to stop the tariffs, EU Trade Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič traveled to Washington and met with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and other top trade officials.
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    > On Wednesday, Šefčovič said it became clear during the trip “that the EU is not the problem.”
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    > “I argued to avoid the unnecessary burden of measures and countermeasures, but you need a partner for that. You need both hands to clap.”

    That’d be new to the US administration in many of the upcoming”art of the deal” negotiations. Like with Canada they’ll call foul on the retaliations because their approach didn’t anticipate strategic moves of the counterpart.

  24. Why only those states? Why not the entire country? This is but a gentle slap on the fingers.

  25. As a Floridan, I demand tariffs on this state. Too many dumb mother fuckers in here thinking they’re all good and safe from their bad decisionings!

  26. The EU have been watching very carefully Canada’s calculated response to only target red MAGA states after Trump illegally, blew up the revised NAFTA trade agreement with Canada and Mexico that he signed during his first term by imposing 25% blanket tariffs. News flash to the Mango 🥭 Mussolini. Unlike Canada and Mexico ,the EU trading block of 449 million is the largest in the world. And now Trump has declared war on them as well with 25% tariffs? Dumb. I recall Angela Merkel state that Trump asked her 10 straight times he wanted to do a trade deal with Germany. Each time Merkel explained to Trump that Germany could not make a trade deal on its own. That it would have to be with the EU. Trump was not getting it. Finally, a very exasperated Merkel thought on the 11th request, there may have been a breakthrough when Trump stated, Okay. No Germany. Only EU for deal? Got it.

  27. Why do we target states that will go to Trump’s GOP even if he rapes small children live on TV?

    Why not focus on swing states?

  28. As a west coast American. “Give em the ole dick twist!”

  29. I wish they would have added American electric cars to the list. The meltdown of Musk and Trump would have been hilarious!

  30. I love how everyone is debating whether states should be added to or be exempt from this list. It seems that even on the left, Americans seem to not understand how tariffs work.

    These states are not targeted directly. These tariffs affect the entirety of the US. The EU just chose commodities that will disproportionally affect Republican states and this list of six states will be affected the most. But they will affect every single aspect of the US economy. Even the most blue states will feel the fallout from this unnecessary trade war.

    Additionally, the EU chose commodities where a disruption of trade will not hurt it as much as with others. EU citizens can live without peanut butter for a while, but the US exporters will feel this.

  32. They should be targeting swing states tbh, red states will probably stay red but if you make it hurt enough in the swing states they’ll rethink voting Republican next time

  34. As a Washingtonian (state not that cesspit of liars and traitors out east), I humbly make two requests as I root you on. First request: make sure they know it’s because of Comrade Krasnov. Second request: make it hurt!

    Whatever you can and are willing do to help those of us who resist without putting yourselves in too much danger (can’t trust Krasnov not to do something even more stupid and treasonous than he already has, in fact count on it,) would be appreciated.

  35. About time the EU stopped the money flow to these states so it can force them to become strong and independent. It will benefit everyone if they became able to stand for themselves and not leech of the EU without giving anything back – American conservative “logic”

  36. In all honesty it feels great to target blod red states, but we should target the swing states. Those were the states that handed Trump the victory.

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