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[–] albert180@discuss.tchncs.de 64 points 13 hours ago (3 children)

The Orange Moron is doing a really good job at uniting and integrating former allies against him

“But we certainly can’t be accused of being unfair. Switzerland has unilaterally abolished its industrial tariffs, we have no pharmaceutical tariffs. US companies can export their products to Switzerland duty-free,”

[–] CaptainProton@feddit.org 1 points 2 hours ago

Will the Swiss drop neutrality like Ireland?

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 50 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

And in the same quote:

we have been doing exactly what President Trump wants for a long time

And I believe her.

So how did CH get on that list?

US trade delegate Jamieson Greer has called on American companies to report unfair trade practices by partner countries

So some businessperson with a grievance decides what gets onto some government list? Truly an oligarchy.

That said I'd like to know a bit more about the whole (yet another) international debacle.

[–] albert180@discuss.tchncs.de 29 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (2 children)

I guess they just didn't like the trade deficit because they think it means "losing"

Also Trump views a VAT as an unfair tariff even if it applies equally to both domestic and foreign companies. He's completely dishonest, so don't expect any logic(I don't buy that he's that dumb)

https://fortune.com/2025/02/15/trump-hate-vat-why-europe-consumption-tax-has-us-vowing-reciprocal-tariffs/

[–] Sludgehammer@lemmy.world 11 points 8 hours ago

Trump is the epitome of the Republican sentiment "Unless I have privilege I'm being oppressed"

[–] tal 6 points 8 hours ago

Also Trump views VAT

I don't know about that. The problem is that you cannot take Trump statements as straightforward representations of his views. He says plenty of things just because they're politically useful, without regard for truth.

[–] teft@lemmy.world 15 points 12 hours ago

I wonder what the plan is when one oligarch needs the country’s product and another wants the country tariffed. I guess whoever has the larger bribes wins?

[–] LordR@lemmy.world 9 points 12 hours ago

It is as if the Cheater in Chief is turning everything to shit that he touchess. I can't wait for the 30'000% tariffs on Swiss gold or whatever his idea will be.