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Trump: If you side with BRICS, you will get an extra 10% tariff

Trump threatens extra 10% tariff on nations that side with Brics

"Any country aligning themselves with the Anti-American policies of BRICS, will be charged an ADDITIONAL 10% tariff. There will be no exceptions to this policy," Trump wrote on social media.

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Trump threatens extra 10% tariff on nations that side with Brics

www.bbc.com /news/articles/c1dnz7gw92zo

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So, the response to countries seeking trade outside the US sphere of influence is to make it harder for them to do business with the US.
🙃
BRICS is going to eat our lunch and I'll hold the refrigerator door for them
USA is now afraid of BRICS+
“I’m gonna bring back manufacturing”
In order to do that you need people who are willing to trade for your manufactured goods.
- What manufactured goods? What is even manufactured in the US anymore that anyone would be willing to buy?
  
  Consent
  
  Narcotics and guns?
- Vietnam will totally buy Yankkkee goods! Trust in his plan!
  
  Sure, I can buy a better product for 10 dollars that's made in Vietnam by a Chinese company, but this piece of shit that costs 150 dollars before tax and has no aftermarket replacement parts anywhere says "Made in the USA".
- You also need people willing to do horrendous factory jobs.
  You also need factories lmao
  
  Yeah, there’s a reason I don’t work manufacturing anymore. Fucking shithole country I live in.
  
  Sounds like forced work in concentration camps like Alligator Alcatraz?
Side with NATO? Believe it or not, also tariffs.
What the hell does he even want? Does he know?
- Based on the reports from the earlier negotiations and the way he's talked about how other countries are given a great honor to sell their goods in the US, I assume he wants other countries to come before him and kneel.
  
  Pretty standard behaviour for a collapsing empire tbh. They demand tribute from other nations in order to prove to all that they are still on top.
- Obesiance, I reckon
He is going low now. 10% while not great I think most of these countries will eat up partly.
Its the 25-30% and above tariffs that made me think "wtf is he thinking?". I'm very certain had this been the Trump from two months back he would've threatened 50%.
- It’s an extra 10%
And and and for any countries who don't buy the new Wendy's Taki's fuego Chicken Sandwich they will get an extra 25% tariff!
And and and if you call me taco Trump you got an extra 15% tariff because my feelings were hurt!
Just pulling numbers and reasons out of his ass
- call me when it's a blue heat
Ell-oh-ell
I'm sure going all trigger happy with tariffs is totally going to make them want to be economic partners with the USA
when I'm in a "shooting myself in the foot" competition etc etc and so on
Won't matter to NATO. They'll be back to calling him daddy
And no one will care. They will simply sell to the rest of the world while our shelves go bare.
How are you even going to make the argument that you're "siding" with BRICS? I know that Trump is a babybrain, but this is fucking weird, even for him. Like, does siding with BRICS mean you continue trading with China? Or does it mean you sell pharma-products for the beef-exporters in Brazil? Or does it mean you buy Russian oil? This is fucking insane babble from the king himself.
- I think it's a veiled message to Mexico, who was invited as an observer top the latest BRICS meeting, or whatever they call it. Mexico's ex-president told Biden that the three countries should work together to form a united front against China in a fair trade competition.
  But Biden... then Trump... I mean the USA policy, that everyone should bow to them or they just pretend they don't exist and nothing happens.
giving everyone a common enemy nice stuff
It is good if we are attacked by the enemy, since it proves that we have drawn a clear line of demarcation between the enemy and ourselves.
- Reading this polished my brain
that'll show 'em
That's my anti-globalism, anti-one-world government president
I think it'll definitely make countries have second thoughts when considering whether or not to join BRICS stuff, but I don't think it would affect any current members, and it's obviously not the only consideration.
He needs to tax his dumbass base to pay for his big ugly bill, and this is the way to get them to pay up. As with everything he does, it’s a grift
- Sell his base a new "Golden Trump Donation" that you 'voluntarily' (opt-out) give to the Federal Govt. They'll love that shit.

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