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When Trump begins taxing cars from the European Union, then there will be retaliation regardless of which EU country produced the cars. Above all, a trade war with America's closest allies would be shocking.
During a meeting with top leaders of the European Union, President Donald Trump said “the Germans are bad, very bad,” according to participants in the room who spoke to German newspaper Der Spiegel.
Trump’s specific criticism was that Germany’s auto industry exported cars. “See the millions of cars they are selling in the U.S. Terrible,” Der Spiegel reports he said. “We will stop this.”
In January, Trump threatened to slap a 35 percent tax on German auto imports. “If you want to build cars in the world, then I wish you all the best. You can build cars for the United States, but for every car that comes to the USA, you will pay 35 percent tax,” he said. “I would tell BMW that if you are building a factory in Mexico and plan to sell cars to the USA, without a 35 percent tax, then you can forget that.”
Trump’s new comments impugning the Germans for exporting cars were made in a meeting with the European Commission president, Jean-Claude Juncker, and the European Council president, Donald Tusk. Juncker, Der Spiegel reports, supported the Germans.
Another German newspaper, Süddeutsche Zeitung, reported that E.U. representatives felt their U.S. counterparts did not understand that the E.U. negotiates trade agreements as a single entity, rather than on a country-to-country basis. That is, the U.S. can negotiate trade deals with the E.U. as a whole, but not individually with the separate members of the E.U.
Der Spiegel reported that Gary Cohn, the director of Trump’s National Economic Council, appeared to believe that the U.S. could negotiate different trade deals with Germany and Belgium.
This is not the first time this basic misunderstanding has cropped up. When German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited the White House in March, she had to explain how E.U. trade deals were negotiated almost a dozen times, a senior German official told the Times of London.
“Ten times Trump asked [Merkel] if he could negotiate a trade deal with Germany. Every time she replied, ‘You can’t do a trade deal with Germany, only the EU,’” the official said. “On the eleventh refusal, Trump finally got the message, ‘Oh, we’ll do a deal with Europe then.’”
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday.
More: Trump Reportedly Called Germans 'Very Bad,' Vowed To Stop U.S.-German Car Sales
The man-child is an embarrassing idiot. I hope foreigners don't think all Americans are that stupid.
I guess Der Spiegel doesn't understand the US can impose taxes on whatever it wants when it arrives in the states. We don't have to "negotiate" with the EU on it, it is internal tax law. So if we want to tax German cars, we can, while not taxing others such as Italian cars.
It appears they think we are so stupid we can't tell the difference between EU countries.
Calling key ally evil is not good for business. Donnie will have to learn the hard way I guess.Nothing personal, it's just business
But with you liberals it's all personal
An Egyptian woman? Seriously?Trump uses the word "Bad" a lot in his tweets. He has no concept of the responsibilities of a U.S. President among which is to be diplomatic toward allies. But what can be expected from a man who badmouths his predecessor and political opponents, both Republican and Democrat.That is a legal matter and properly handled by the courts. Trump knows about how courts stop people doing bad things.I don't know, VW was doing some incredibly illegal things. That seems pretty bad to me. Maybe you don't mind corporate scumbags violating the environmental laws of the land.
He said the "Germans are bad", and here I presented evidence where they were very bad indeed. I don't see an issue. It appears his comment was entirely factual.
Really? He secured the release of an Egyptian woman within a few weeks of entering office, a task that obummer couldn't seem to accomplish in three years of "effort". There are many other items like this where trump got done in days what obummer was unable to do in years. Seems like maybe you're wrong.
I doubt you have any inkling of the number of innocent people incarcerated in the prisons of the Egyptian dictator.
Calling key ally evil is not good for business. Donnie will have to learn the hard way I guess.Nothing personal, it's just business
But with you liberals it's all personal
Yes Westy Obama was unable to act like a jackass and speak like one He also DIDN"T make enemies with Mexico Canada NK and now Germany Who will be next?Trump uses the word "Bad" a lot in his tweets. He has no concept of the responsibilities of a U.S. President among which is to be diplomatic toward allies. But what can be expected from a man who badmouths his predecessor and political opponents, both Republican and Democrat.That is a legal matter and properly handled by the courts. Trump knows about how courts stop people doing bad things.I don't know, VW was doing some incredibly illegal things. That seems pretty bad to me. Maybe you don't mind corporate scumbags violating the environmental laws of the land.
He said the "Germans are bad", and here I presented evidence where they were very bad indeed. I don't see an issue. It appears his comment was entirely factual.
Really? He secured the release of an Egyptian woman within a few weeks of entering office, a task that obummer couldn't seem to accomplish in three years of "effort". There are many other items like this where trump got done in days what obummer was unable to do in years. Seems like maybe you're wrong.
As she has now taken the role of leader of the free world, I personally think our alliance is keyCalling key ally evil is not good for business. Donnie will have to learn the hard way I guess.Nothing personal, it's just business
But with you liberals it's all personal
"Key" ally? In what way prey tell.
Stopped bad trade agreements, secured our border (work in progress), protected our police, attempted to provide national security but liberal judges are blocking it.What has he done? Other than be an embarrassment.He's doing pretty good actually. Meanwhile you're here pounding out juvenile shit everyday on your feces coated keyboard. It's all a matter of priorities.Unfortunately El Dumpster can't distinguish a stage show from the Presidency.
Crazy people can own guns, mining companies can pollute streams & rivers, Financial advisors can chear clients, US corps can secretly bribe overseas officials.
Meanwhile no jobs bill. No infrastructure bill.
Jucker, no nothing. Lol. Go home.jucker? your "source". i say not on cnn you insult n tell me to go away. i giggle. you insult n call me no nothing while spouting nothing.
you seem classic liberal who can be defined best as WAH.
you drove here, bitch.off topic, snowflake.whos the one being insulting again?sure thang, engrish hero. i am used to uninformed loudmouths knowing nothing but being loud. you fit well in.i hage just as much right to spout shit as you do. if you feel you can stop me, have at it.who what? you have no place discussing this if you do not even know who juncker is, hero.
Full blown vegetable. It says right in the title that it was stern, and not Der Spiegel. 34 years ago. Very relevant today, to twice confirmed, from both sides, reports about stupid shit trump has said several times before.Der Spiegal had " Hitler's Diaries" too. Rag along with Newsweek totally disgraced.
HITLER 'DIARY' POSTSCRIPT: THE SCANDAL STALKS STERN
What a pig Trump is.
Germany is not a ally. They never help us in anything. They are very badYes Westy Obama was unable to act like a jackass and speak like one He also DIDN"T make enemies with Mexico Canada NK and now Germany Who will be next?Trump uses the word "Bad" a lot in his tweets. He has no concept of the responsibilities of a U.S. President among which is to be diplomatic toward allies. But what can be expected from a man who badmouths his predecessor and political opponents, both Republican and Democrat.That is a legal matter and properly handled by the courts. Trump knows about how courts stop people doing bad things.
He said the "Germans are bad", and here I presented evidence where they were very bad indeed. I don't see an issue. It appears his comment was entirely factual.
Really? He secured the release of an Egyptian woman within a few weeks of entering office, a task that obummer couldn't seem to accomplish in three years of "effort". There are many other items like this where trump got done in days what obummer was unable to do in years. Seems like maybe you're wrong.
And who cares? All of those countries use the US for their own ends. We, as Americans, pay more for our drugs so that Canadians can get them cheap. We, as Americans pay more for EVERYTHING, so that other people can benefit from our sacrifice. Forgive me if I'm tired of taking care of everyone else.
"Very very bad" and this AH took economics at Penn?
During a meeting with top leaders of the European Union, President Donald Trump said “the Germans are bad, very bad,” according to participants in the room who spoke to German newspaper Der Spiegel.
Trump’s specific criticism was that Germany’s auto industry exported cars. “See the millions of cars they are selling in the U.S. Terrible,” Der Spiegel reports he said. “We will stop this.”
In January, Trump threatened to slap a 35 percent tax on German auto imports. “If you want to build cars in the world, then I wish you all the best. You can build cars for the United States, but for every car that comes to the USA, you will pay 35 percent tax,” he said. “I would tell BMW that if you are building a factory in Mexico and plan to sell cars to the USA, without a 35 percent tax, then you can forget that.”
Trump’s new comments impugning the Germans for exporting cars were made in a meeting with the European Commission president, Jean-Claude Juncker, and the European Council president, Donald Tusk. Juncker, Der Spiegel reports, supported the Germans.
Another German newspaper, Süddeutsche Zeitung, reported that E.U. representatives felt their U.S. counterparts did not understand that the E.U. negotiates trade agreements as a single entity, rather than on a country-to-country basis. That is, the U.S. can negotiate trade deals with the E.U. as a whole, but not individually with the separate members of the E.U.
Der Spiegel reported that Gary Cohn, the director of Trump’s National Economic Council, appeared to believe that the U.S. could negotiate different trade deals with Germany and Belgium.
This is not the first time this basic misunderstanding has cropped up. When German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited the White House in March, she had to explain how E.U. trade deals were negotiated almost a dozen times, a senior German official told the Times of London.
“Ten times Trump asked [Merkel] if he could negotiate a trade deal with Germany. Every time she replied, ‘You can’t do a trade deal with Germany, only the EU,’” the official said. “On the eleventh refusal, Trump finally got the message, ‘Oh, we’ll do a deal with Europe then.’”
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday.
More: Trump Reportedly Called Germans 'Very Bad,' Vowed To Stop U.S.-German Car Sales
The man-child is an embarrassing idiot. I hope foreigners don't think all Americans are that stupid.
Germany bad, very bad
Bad hombres, no?
ISIS are losers....Trump no like losers like ISIS and Rosie O'Donnell
This coming from a man who brags about his Wharton education
""VERY VERY bad"Germany is not a ally. They never help us in anything. They are very badYes Westy Obama was unable to act like a jackass and speak like one He also DIDN"T make enemies with Mexico Canada NK and now Germany Who will be next?Trump uses the word "Bad" a lot in his tweets. He has no concept of the responsibilities of a U.S. President among which is to be diplomatic toward allies. But what can be expected from a man who badmouths his predecessor and political opponents, both Republican and Democrat.He said the "Germans are bad", and here I presented evidence where they were very bad indeed. I don't see an issue. It appears his comment was entirely factual.
Really? He secured the release of an Egyptian woman within a few weeks of entering office, a task that obummer couldn't seem to accomplish in three years of "effort". There are many other items like this where trump got done in days what obummer was unable to do in years. Seems like maybe you're wrong.
And who cares? All of those countries use the US for their own ends. We, as Americans, pay more for our drugs so that Canadians can get them cheap. We, as Americans pay more for EVERYTHING, so that other people can benefit from our sacrifice. Forgive me if I'm tired of taking care of everyone else.
Stupid stuff. There is no need to negotiate a trade deal with Germany or the EU to slap a 35% tax on cars made in Mexico and other low labor cost countries.
During a meeting with top leaders of the European Union, President Donald Trump said “the Germans are bad, very bad,” according to participants in the room who spoke to German newspaper Der Spiegel.
Trump’s specific criticism was that Germany’s auto industry exported cars. “See the millions of cars they are selling in the U.S. Terrible,” Der Spiegel reports he said. “We will stop this.”
In January, Trump threatened to slap a 35 percent tax on German auto imports. “If you want to build cars in the world, then I wish you all the best. You can build cars for the United States, but for every car that comes to the USA, you will pay 35 percent tax,” he said. “I would tell BMW that if you are building a factory in Mexico and plan to sell cars to the USA, without a 35 percent tax, then you can forget that.”
Trump’s new comments impugning the Germans for exporting cars were made in a meeting with the European Commission president, Jean-Claude Juncker, and the European Council president, Donald Tusk. Juncker, Der Spiegel reports, supported the Germans.
Another German newspaper, Süddeutsche Zeitung, reported that E.U. representatives felt their U.S. counterparts did not understand that the E.U. negotiates trade agreements as a single entity, rather than on a country-to-country basis. That is, the U.S. can negotiate trade deals with the E.U. as a whole, but not individually with the separate members of the E.U.
Der Spiegel reported that Gary Cohn, the director of Trump’s National Economic Council, appeared to believe that the U.S. could negotiate different trade deals with Germany and Belgium.
This is not the first time this basic misunderstanding has cropped up. When German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited the White House in March, she had to explain how E.U. trade deals were negotiated almost a dozen times, a senior German official told the Times of London.
“Ten times Trump asked [Merkel] if he could negotiate a trade deal with Germany. Every time she replied, ‘You can’t do a trade deal with Germany, only the EU,’” the official said. “On the eleventh refusal, Trump finally got the message, ‘Oh, we’ll do a deal with Europe then.’”
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday.
More: Trump Reportedly Called Germans 'Very Bad,' Vowed To Stop U.S.-German Car Sales
The man-child is an embarrassing idiot. I hope foreigners don't think all Americans are that stupid.
China is working to replace the US in another TPP like deal.Stopped bad trade agreements, secured our border (work in progress), protected our police, attempted to provide national security but liberal judges are blocking it.What has he done? Other than be an embarrassment.He's doing pretty good actually. Meanwhile you're here pounding out juvenile shit everyday on your feces coated keyboard. It's all a matter of priorities.Unfortunately El Dumpster can't distinguish a stage show from the Presidency.
Crazy people can own guns, mining companies can pollute streams & rivers, Financial advisors can chear clients, US corps can secretly bribe overseas officials.
Meanwhile no jobs bill. No infrastructure bill.
Actually he has cost Americans. TPP had sovereignty issues that could have been worked through and would have lowered or eliminated tariffs on thousands of American goods and services. Does protecting the police include eliminating loan forgiveness for those who work in public service jobs? The fact is that Trump's ban on Muslims is not protecting us and it has nothing to do with liberal judges. The fact is that it may have prevented at most 1 incident. The other attacks of terror committed against this country came from countries not covered by Trump's ban. Several by American citizens.
It is not only about cars. Once a trade war begins, other American manufactured goods and services will be hit which will cost American jobs. Secondly, instead of building diplomatic bridges of trust with American allies, there will be mistrust and a distancing between Americans and their close allies. If the narcissist President Trump wants to bring this onto the American people the Republican Congress will not stop him.When Trump begins taxing cars from the European Union, then there will be retaliation regardless of which EU country produced the cars. Above all, a trade war with America's closest allies would be shocking.
During a meeting with top leaders of the European Union, President Donald Trump said “the Germans are bad, very bad,” according to participants in the room who spoke to German newspaper Der Spiegel.
Trump’s specific criticism was that Germany’s auto industry exported cars. “See the millions of cars they are selling in the U.S. Terrible,” Der Spiegel reports he said. “We will stop this.”
In January, Trump threatened to slap a 35 percent tax on German auto imports. “If you want to build cars in the world, then I wish you all the best. You can build cars for the United States, but for every car that comes to the USA, you will pay 35 percent tax,” he said. “I would tell BMW that if you are building a factory in Mexico and plan to sell cars to the USA, without a 35 percent tax, then you can forget that.”
Trump’s new comments impugning the Germans for exporting cars were made in a meeting with the European Commission president, Jean-Claude Juncker, and the European Council president, Donald Tusk. Juncker, Der Spiegel reports, supported the Germans.
Another German newspaper, Süddeutsche Zeitung, reported that E.U. representatives felt their U.S. counterparts did not understand that the E.U. negotiates trade agreements as a single entity, rather than on a country-to-country basis. That is, the U.S. can negotiate trade deals with the E.U. as a whole, but not individually with the separate members of the E.U.
Der Spiegel reported that Gary Cohn, the director of Trump’s National Economic Council, appeared to believe that the U.S. could negotiate different trade deals with Germany and Belgium.
This is not the first time this basic misunderstanding has cropped up. When German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited the White House in March, she had to explain how E.U. trade deals were negotiated almost a dozen times, a senior German official told the Times of London.
“Ten times Trump asked [Merkel] if he could negotiate a trade deal with Germany. Every time she replied, ‘You can’t do a trade deal with Germany, only the EU,’” the official said. “On the eleventh refusal, Trump finally got the message, ‘Oh, we’ll do a deal with Europe then.’”
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment Thursday.
More: Trump Reportedly Called Germans 'Very Bad,' Vowed To Stop U.S.-German Car Sales
The man-child is an embarrassing idiot. I hope foreigners don't think all Americans are that stupid.
I guess Der Spiegel doesn't understand the US can impose taxes on whatever it wants when it arrives in the states. We don't have to "negotiate" with the EU on it, it is internal tax law. So if we want to tax German cars, we can, while not taxing others such as Italian cars.
It appears they think we are so stupid we can't tell the difference between EU countries.
There are so few American cars in Europe. Such a "trade war" would hurt them far more than us.
German soldiers died in Afghanistan because they were allies of the Americans. You would feel shame if you had a conscience.Germany is not a ally. They never help us in anything. They are very badYes Westy Obama was unable to act like a jackass and speak like one He also DIDN"T make enemies with Mexico Canada NK and now Germany Who will be next?Trump uses the word "Bad" a lot in his tweets. He has no concept of the responsibilities of a U.S. President among which is to be diplomatic toward allies. But what can be expected from a man who badmouths his predecessor and political opponents, both Republican and Democrat.He said the "Germans are bad", and here I presented evidence where they were very bad indeed. I don't see an issue. It appears his comment was entirely factual.
Really? He secured the release of an Egyptian woman within a few weeks of entering office, a task that obummer couldn't seem to accomplish in three years of "effort". There are many other items like this where trump got done in days what obummer was unable to do in years. Seems like maybe you're wrong.
And who cares? All of those countries use the US for their own ends. We, as Americans, pay more for our drugs so that Canadians can get them cheap. We, as Americans pay more for EVERYTHING, so that other people can benefit from our sacrifice. Forgive me if I'm tired of taking care of everyone else.
Yes, it appears Angela Merkel is now the leader of the free world.Germany has become the new leader of the west. Stupid trump thinks bragging, strutting, lying, insulting are qualifications for leading. Stupid RWNJ sheep agree.
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