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After a lot of big talk on trade, the Trump administration needed a big win. It appears to have just gotten one.

At a news conference on the trade deal, a reporter asked Mr. Trump whether he had rushed the agreement forward in an attempt to knock the Epstein story line out of the news. “You’ve got to be kidding,” a frustrated Mr. Trump responded. “That had nothing to do with it.”

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  • Hikuro-93@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    2 days ago

    Yeah, that’s the saving grace of the UK deal, it’s that it was very visibly a deal just to keep appearances of cooperation and buy time. And the terms of the deal (especially the import of US meats/poultry) indicated this.

    Now this with the EU, with the military spending and energy, I’m way more concerned since those are big sensitive areas where the EU is in a very disadvantageous position and might very well cave in all the way with enough pressure, especially when we bring Russia’s energy stuff into the mix.

    • Tja@programming.dev
      3·
      2 days ago

      The energy part is OK for me, better US than Russia. What other options do we have short term? Qatar is not really better. Norway is the best, but already maxed out.

      Shame about the military, and most of the other points. I for one will continue to buy European, but coca cola sales just went up in Europe, so people mostly don’t care.