Monday, January 29, 2018

America First becoming America isolated

Nothing like going on record taking a stab at your strongest allies.  I hope Israel makes all the stuff we need.

More on Trump's interview with Piers Morgan.
Disagreements over trade between the EU and the US could escalate, [Trump] warned.

Trump said: "It's a very unfair situation. We cannot get our product in. It's very, very tough. And yet they send their product to us – no taxes, very little taxes, it's very unfair.

"I've had a lot of problems with the European Union and it may morph into something very big from that standpoint, from a trade standpoint.

"The European Union treated the United States very unfairly when it came to trade.

"They're not the only ones, by the way. I could name many countries and places that do. But the European Union has been very very unfair to the United States and I think it'll turn out to be very much to their detriment."

But Europe warned of a "robust response" if there were a trade war.

A spokesperson in Brussels said: "For us, trade policy is not a zero-sum game, it is not about winners and losers. We in the European Union believe that trade can and should be win-win.

"We also believe that while trade has to be open and fair it has also to be rules-based. The European Union stands ready to react swiftly and appropriately in case our exports are affected by any restrictive trade measures from the United States."

  IB Times
...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

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