US president threatens new tariffs over EU’s $3.5 billion antitrust fine against Google

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1. Bring it!

2. I hope they fine Meta and X next. US job reports show that US is increasingly hit as well and it’s no wonder considering they are putting tarrifs on 100% of their imports while the EU is only getting 10% of its exports tarrifed.

3. I’m begging the EU commission to find a spine. You can’t negotiate with Trump. He only takes takes takes.

4. Trump: EU is making decisions which benefit citizens?! Just for that, im going to tax Americans even harder.

5. This is what the commission invited by bending over for the last round of tariffs.

6. this guy is burning all the bridges the us had built throughout decades among nations while china and russia, nk, india are getting closer than ever to take over the world. it’s even impressive that I might be able to witness the end of american empire while I’m alive, by it’s own president and citizens.

7. Couldn’t be more clear how the USA is now a country ruled by the elite of companies, rather than its citizens.

8. Only 3.5 billion?

9. This is what the fucking shitdeal with Donald Trump is worth. NOTHING.

10. A very fine example of american bullshittery.

11. That’s not even BNP’s fine (the french bank fined by the US)…

    Make it 35bn.

12. If this doesn’t make it clear that Trump is abusing tariffs as a form of blackmailing, all hope is lost for the EU.

    Dear EU, stop giving in to Trump’s demand. Counter his tariffs with tariffs of your own. Any economical crisis will be HIS fault and the EU can bear this.

13. Europe is not the US, so they have to follow the rules there.

14. I don’t think anyone is surprised at this. It was practically expected as soon as they announced the fine, lol.

15. Any costs or sanctions borne by the EU due to this should be offset by taxing these parasites even further.

16. This is why trade deals with the USA are worthless. They’ll shake you down whenever and however they wish.

17. Anyway he will find an excuse to put tariffs, so let’s do tax the GAFAM

18. I hate this mother fucker, I really do.

19. If EU steps back now, then we need new leadership.

20. There’s a point at which standing up to bullying and living with the consequences out weighs trying to appease an orange shit turd

21. remember way, way back, when the US and Europe were allies, leaders of the free world, fighting for freedom and democracy … what was that, at least 6 months ago

22. Trump is working for US Big Tech broligarchs and they made it clear their enemy is the European Union.

    EU needs to slap down these tech monopolies with never ending antitrust investigations they destroyed Europe’s tech scene through monopoly practises.

23. USA is ex european and they stole the land

24. I’m watching. I wish EU grows a spine and tells Trump f*ck off.. Japan kinda surrendered. India didn’t budge. I want to see which route EU will take. Can US dictate the EU ?

25. This is what happens when you give in to a narcissist. They don’t stop annoying you, they just demand even more.

26. But is he fucking Satan ?

27. Will the EU ever learn that appeasement only generates more demands?

28. This deal is getting worse all the time.

    But I’m glad Ireland and France can still sell booze to the Americans.

29. EU have no backbone theybwill fold as usual. In fact they fold faster then TACO does.

30. Whaaaat? The groveling and kneeling by the EU commission did not work?

    I’m shocked! Flabbergasted even!

    Who could’ve known that people who are only interested in serving themselves, whos brains are only capable of seeing trade as a zero-sum-game, and whos only “negotiating tactic” is to threaten and bully, don’t make for good trade partners and negotiation counterparts?!

31. Seeing what treturous deal Ursula already signed, Trump believes he can shove anything down EU’s throat.

    Well, he is right…

32. And yet the USA fines European banks for fun and automakers. I mean USA killed diesel for cars.

33. Is he trying to setup a “United States of the World”, ruling every country and nation?

34. The EU should put import Tariffs on US made f-35’s and insist they get a license to produce it in the EU or they will put a 200% import tax is to be imposed on all US military imports into the EU.

35. Just ignore the fact that the DOJ went after Google not even a week ago

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