Forget the G7 or 8, 9, 10.

As long as Israel is our ally, we will be fine. Mess on Canada, Britain, France, and Germany as our supporters




Edited: Added france.

France, you forgot France.

Trump wouldn't bend over and take it up the butt like Daddy Bush, Clinton, Baby Bush and Obama, so Trudeau goes on TV and cries like a little baby. Of course the media and left are having a field day.

David (dpnewell)


Correction and chastisement from Victor in 5, 4, 3, 2...











Just mess'n with you, Victor. You know I luv ya man.

I’m glad someone thinks this is rational and good.

Why, do you not think fair and equitable trade agreements are good? If I am correct, the EU gets us at 3%, Canada at 3.1% and we hit them with 2.4% tarriff. IF we're increasing ours to match theirs... what's the problem with that?

I'm gonna wait until the muddy water is a little more clear before I decide if it's good or bad. I am happy the president appears to be making decisions that favor US businesses for a change.

I said nothing to suggest the like MACS. You jump to conclusions that are not there. If he had punched macron in the mouth and I said I wasn’t for that it wouldn’t mean I am against fair trade deals.

That’s the same dumb logic that made being against the Iraq war unpatriotic. There is no coorelation at all.

I find the schtick childish and unbecoming of the office. I’m embarrassed by it.

As for negotiating better deals knock yourself out I say but he is an embarrassment to the office how he conducts himself.

Being embarrassed by him isn’t synonymous with not being for the best deal. I just don’t think that’s how you go about it and no world leader should act like that.

At least he has Russia’s back. Poottie must be happy.

If personally insulting our allies is a good thing and not being on board with that ya somehow not being for fair trade then I want some of what you are smoking.

I can’t believe anyone is still eating this crap up.

All I read was some of our allies are pissed about Trump raising tariffs, and are threatening retaliation for it. I'm not in favor of him acting like a buffoon, either... but I am in favor of getting a handle on fair trade.

It seems you did some jumping to conclusions of your own. I never said I was okay with him acting like an ass. And I was asking a question... missed the comma after "why".

I have to say that I just don't know enough of the details to make an informed comment about trade. Even staying in a Holiday Inn Express hasn't enlightened me to complex details of international trade and tariffs. Like all of these issues, I'm sure the solutions require more than bumper sticker solutions. 🌫

Trump puts tariffs on goods to (in theory) help protect American workers.
Canada (for instance) threatens tariffs on goods as a retaliation to Hurt America.

Headline: trump is mean.


Lemmings.

You and Trump have that in common

He is so awesome.

I can't wait till 2020!

Buckwheat for President?

Ha! Who wants that no-win thankless job? 🌫

Fair and equitable trade agreements are good.

But how does the idiot president think he's going to get them with that "dimplomatic" maneuver?

More importantly, does the idiot president even know if the current trade agreements are bad? We know he doesn't read more than a handful of bullet points. I can make an assumption that a multinational trade agreement requires more than a couple bullet points to explain.... So a safe assumption is that everything he says about the G7 or trade agreements is just him guessing...

You can see evidence of this by his claim that it's unfair because there is a trade defecit.... I don't believe this is a correct statement. A perfectly fair trade agreement can still result in a large trade defecit for one party....

So... He blusters in... Doesn't seem to want to negotiate... After he leaves and there is no opportunity to talk about changes, he States he will not sign a document....

...he's an idiot, and not acting in a manner that will lead to good trade agreements.

Most of our deals with our allies have been made after WWII, with the idea that we, along with all our allies, can gain strength in numbers and benefit each other. When you look at the results, the US has prospered, even more than our allies, since those trade agreements began. Look at the comparisons of GNP since the 50's....Trump says they're bad...without offering compelling substantiation.

Seventy years of alliance building being trashed...and these were our friends and allies...nations that had our back after 9/11...

But the President thinks we'll be better off making nice with Russia...he wants to let them back into the G-7/G-8...what if Russia had annexed Palin's house on the western border of Alaska...sorta like he did in our partner's backyard in Crimea...

Guess he doesn't know why our partners kicked Putin out of the club...and his clueless economic advisor, Kudzu, said Trump had to behave the way he did, trashing Trudeau and the agreement he signed so that he could look strong going into the NK Summit...can't make this crap up...

Freaking Canadian azzhat. How many products from the US does Canada already screw us with on amazingly high tarriffs and then they tell us we're bullies because they want to screw their own people.

I don't know... How many?

That's sort of the question isn't it jj?... Was the trade fair before? Was it fair after trump added the steel and aluminum tariffs?

No one has stated what was so unfair about how things were 1 year ago. And no, a trade defecit isn't proof.

Just to reiterate...
I did a little digging.... Now, I don't have any expertise in trade agreements... But just reading a couple articles I've probably now read more than trump.

NAFTA was intended to get rid of all tariffs over 15 years... Since it's been in place since the 90s I'm guessing that there are no tarrifs between our countries.

But then I find that the US has been taxing 27% on Canadian lumber... Because we assert their lumber industry is state supported.... Possible...but a contention.
I see no other indication of tarrifs between our countries (in my Google searching... I could be wrong). So trump claims that's an unfair deal... And starts taxing Canadian steel and aluminum for "security" reasons.

To just parrot that we have unfair deals with these countries seems... Incorrect.

270% on cheese... Those Bassards..!! 😠