So, the Euros are utterly flipping out. They didn't just get taken in the Trump trade deal, they got HOSED.

[excalibur]

Donald Trump promised trade deals.

Trump has delivered trade deals; deals good for the USA.

All within 7 months.

 

[excalibur]

The "deal" is:- The EU now gets charged 15% tariffs on its exports to the US when they commit to charging zero tariffs on US imports in the EU- The EU agrees to invest $600 billion in the US, for no other obvious reason than pleasing "daddy"- The EU will "purchase hundreds of billions of dollars of American military equipment"- The EU commits to buying 750 billion dollars worth of very expensive US LNG, specifically $250 billion for each of the next 3 years.​

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In exchange for all these concessions and extraction of their wealth they get... nothing. I'm not even exaggerating, that IS the deal: the EU gets nothing.​

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This does not even remotely ressemble the type of agreements made by two equal sovereign powers. It rather looks like the type of unequal treaties that colonial powers used to impose in the 19th century - except this time, Europe is on the receiving end.​

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More worryingly, this sets a dynamic and a precedent: what do you think happens next from here? In the 19th century, were colonial powers content with their first unequal treaty? Of course not - one of the key rules of geopolitics is that weakness only encourages further exploitation.​

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Again, this is Europe's century of humiliation.​

 

[drudge X]

Trump's main prize is China. He is trying to corner them. Ball is on China's court.

 

[The Irish Ram]

THE ART OF THE DEAL. It explains it all...

 

[DigitalDrifter]

This is another thread, the leftists on this board will run from.

 

[Lisa558]

It’s a nice to have the U.S. President on the side of the U.S. for a change!

 

[TimFitz]

The "deal" is:- The EU now gets charged 15% tariffs on its exports to the US when they commit to charging zero tariffs on US imports in the EU- The EU agrees to invest $600 billion in the US, for no other obvious reason than pleasing "daddy"- The EU will "purchase hundreds of billions of dollars of American military equipment"- The EU commits to buying 750 billion dollars worth of very expensive US LNG, specifically $250 billion for each of the next 3 years.​

​

In exchange for all these concessions and extraction of their wealth they get... nothing. I'm not even exaggerating, that IS the deal: the EU gets nothing.​

​

This does not even remotely ressemble the type of agreements made by two equal sovereign powers. It rather looks like the type of unequal treaties that colonial powers used to impose in the 19th century - except this time, Europe is on the receiving end.​

​

More worryingly, this sets a dynamic and a precedent: what do you think happens next from here? In the 19th century, were colonial powers content with their first unequal treaty? Of course not - one of the key rules of geopolitics is that weakness only encourages further exploitation.​

​

Again, this is Europe's century of humiliation.​

I have a suspicion that there is a lot less to this than the usual Trump bombast.

For instance ; https://www.reuters.com/business/en...n-us-energy-imports-is-delusional-2025-07-28/

 

[EvilCat Breath]

It was a serious swipe at Russia as the EU agreed to buy energy from the US instead of Russia. That's their main income. If Russia isn't selling oil and LNG to Europe they are finished.

Everyone agrees, Trump steamrolled over the EU.

 

[EvilCat Breath]

The "deal" is:- The EU now gets charged 15% tariffs on its exports to the US when they commit to charging zero tariffs on US imports in the EU- The EU agrees to invest $600 billion in the US, for no other obvious reason than pleasing "daddy"- The EU will "purchase hundreds of billions of dollars of American military equipment"- The EU commits to buying 750 billion dollars worth of very expensive US LNG, specifically $250 billion for each of the next 3 years.​

​

In exchange for all these concessions and extraction of their wealth they get... nothing. I'm not even exaggerating, that IS the deal: the EU gets nothing.​

​

This does not even remotely ressemble the type of agreements made by two equal sovereign powers. It rather looks like the type of unequal treaties that colonial powers used to impose in the 19th century - except this time, Europe is on the receiving end.​

​

More worryingly, this sets a dynamic and a precedent: what do you think happens next from here? In the 19th century, were colonial powers content with their first unequal treaty? Of course not - one of the key rules of geopolitics is that weakness only encourages further exploitation.​

​

Again, this is Europe's century of humiliation.​

Look at the look on her face! The mouse facing off against the cobra.

 

[Blaster]

Trump is the master of the deal.