UK could avoid US tariffs that the ‘atrocity’ EU is facing because Starmer has been ‘nice’, Trump suggests

So the orange toddler is pissed at Canada because Trudeau laughed at him a few times?

Jfc. What a time to be alive.

Being "nice" is not a policy for the UK to follow. It might be lucky to avoid some of the tariffs targetting the EU but when he wants something from the UK he will use the tariff threat.

The UK is far better off trying to improve relations with the EU and liberalise trade as much as can be achieved without reigniting the brexit debate. That might not be much.

So a trade deficit equals a subsidy in trump's brain.

The US has a trade deficit with most of the world. If he goes 0% -> 25% on all imports it'll be about $1T in funds moved from private hands into government coffers. (Of course, not all countries have 0% import tariffs today).

Would this be the biggest tax raise in American history?

The UK and US have pretty balanced trading, both reprting surpluses. Isn't that the real reason? Tariffs would be really stupid here