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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrump's surprise G-7 pitch: 'We should at least consider no tariffs'
Must be a hell of a mess to deal with Trump !
LA MALBAIE, Canada President Donald Trump on Friday floated the idea of ending all tariffs and trade barriers between the U.S. and its G-7 allies an unexpected pitch that comes amid a tit-for-tat trade war Trump recently launched.
Trump offered the aspirational proposal at the end of a contentious meeting on trade disputes at the G-7 summit in Quebec, an annual gathering of the leaders from seven major industrialized nations. During the private gathering, Europes major economic powers pushed back hard against Trumps repeated assertions that the U.S. is a victim of unfair trade practices.
We should at least consider no tariffs, no barriers scrapping all of it, Trump said, according to officials who were listening and taking notes.
Trump floated the idea which was received as somewhat rhetorical as the meeting was breaking up and was quickly challenged by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who asked, What about subsidies?
The other G-7 leaders from Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan, as well as the presidents of the European Commission and European Council have been trying to impress upon Trump the complexity of trade issues, insisting that his oft-repeated complaint about the trade imbalance between the U.S. and allies on many manufactured goods is only part of the picture.
Trump offered the aspirational proposal at the end of a contentious meeting on trade disputes at the G-7 summit in Quebec, an annual gathering of the leaders from seven major industrialized nations. During the private gathering, Europes major economic powers pushed back hard against Trumps repeated assertions that the U.S. is a victim of unfair trade practices.
We should at least consider no tariffs, no barriers scrapping all of it, Trump said, according to officials who were listening and taking notes.
Trump floated the idea which was received as somewhat rhetorical as the meeting was breaking up and was quickly challenged by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who asked, What about subsidies?
The other G-7 leaders from Britain, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Japan, as well as the presidents of the European Commission and European Council have been trying to impress upon Trump the complexity of trade issues, insisting that his oft-repeated complaint about the trade imbalance between the U.S. and allies on many manufactured goods is only part of the picture.
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/06/08/trumps-g7-tariffs-trade-611888
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Trump's surprise G-7 pitch: 'We should at least consider no tariffs' (Original Post)
syringis
Jun 2018
OP
He's just making it up now, this is a complete and utter mindfuck of a presidency.
sunonmars
Jun 2018
#6
Trump is totally clueless. He just wants something to bring up at rallies and tweet about.
Freethinker65
Jun 2018
#7
mac56
(17,575 posts)1. It's obvious to everyone
that he's just pulling stuff out of his ass.
syringis
(5,101 posts)5. Hi Empedocles
He is experimenting a new form of perpetual movement...
workinclasszero
(28,270 posts)8. He's a fucking idiot
The emperor has no clothes or brains.
lapfog_1
(29,244 posts)2. subsidies and VATs...
we have massive subsidies on certain products, they has VATs
empedocles
(15,751 posts)4. Incisive point
Trump aware of it?
sunonmars
(8,656 posts)6. He's just making it up now, this is a complete and utter mindfuck of a presidency.
Freethinker65
(10,118 posts)7. Trump is totally clueless. He just wants something to bring up at rallies and tweet about.
He will declare it the most productive G7 meeting ever!
The summit should ever better.
Grassy Knoll
(10,118 posts)9. Fox News: King Trump Hero For Stopping Tariff War...Winning!!
syringis
(5,101 posts)10. HI Grassy Knoll
Let me fix it :
Clown-Elected Trump Zero For Starting Tarriff War...Whining !!!
Grassy Knoll
(10,118 posts)11. Lol