Rule 1. Never take Trumps word literally, he says crazy random stuff. Rule 2. Take him himself seriously, he isn't joking. Rule 3. He usually saying something crazy to get something normal in return. But has no issue saying almost ANYTHING to get leverage, no matter how insane.
2 months ago | 27
The EU is sovereign... Each country in the EU is sovereign. Trump should mind he's own business and not tell us what we should do. And while he is at it, why not release the files, Donald, release the files, Donald.
2 months ago | 4
As Luis Lazarus, a Romanian MEP, said in the EU Parliament: "When you negotiate with Trump, you don't negocieze like you do with Romania, for example, a country where you imposed a President and annuled democracy. You talk with him like a higher-up, and that's what you don't understand.". The current Commission is too focused on keeping its own burning house in check, and it's using the most fire fighter methods. Ursula will fall, Macron will fall, the CDU/SPD will fall, the Labs/Cons will fall.
2 months ago | 13
Good! I'm glad the EU isn't backing down and isn't negotiating some bad deal just to appease Trump. You can't negotiate with someone who is untrustworthy and who backs away from deals when they are inconvenient. Either make a good deal or we will wait him out... Better to push through 3.5 years than to get stuck in bad deal.
2 months ago | 12
FACT CHECK. THE REPUBLIC OF IRELAND IS PART OF THE EUROPEAN UNION 🇪🇺 🇮🇪 NOT THE UK AS IMPLIED BY THE TLDR STUDIO
2 months ago | 20
The EU is the most altruistic entity in the world ? Give me a break.
2 months ago | 3
TLDR News EU
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Trump clearly doesn't like the EU. He's called it an “atrocity” and a “foe” when it comes to trade, and has claimed on multiple occasions that the EU was “formed” to take advantage of (or “screw”) the US. Nonetheless, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was apparently optimistic the EU would be able to negotiate a UK-style trade deal with the US - that was, until earlier this week, when Trump said he was done talking and would impose a 30% tariff on August 1st.
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2 months ago | [YT] | 344