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Making Friends in Germany
During a meeting with top leaders of the European Union, President Donald Trump said “the Germans are bad, very bad,” according to participants in the room who spoke to German weekly news magazine Der Spiegel.
Trump’s specific criticism was that Germany’s auto industry exported cars. “See the millions of cars they are selling in the U.S. Terrible,” Der Spiegel reports he said. “We will stop this.
”In January, Trump threatened to slap a 35 percent tax on German auto imports. “If you want to build cars in the world, then I wish you all the best. You can build cars for the United States, but for every car that comes to the USA, you will pay 35 percent tax,” he said.
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Trump loves autocratic regimes and is uncomfortable with democratic ones
We live in a time in which decent and otherwise sensible people are surrendering too easily to the hectoring of morons or extremists.
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Once again, Trump, the world renowned businessman (in his own mind) is off the mark concerning German cars and where they are made.
Does he understand how many Ford, GM, and Fiat/Chrysler are produced outside the U.S.? And what would he do if Canada, Mexico, Australia, and European countries suddenly placed a 35% duty on U.S. branded automotive products? He'd go into a raging tweetstorm.
Does he understand that we live in a global economy? Does he understand the concept of letting the marketplace work? Does he understand the theory of consumer's wants and needs propelling the market?
His ineptitude and ignorance demonstrated at a gathering of world leaders is embarrassing for our country. His, quite frankly, stupid remarks may throw gas on the fire fror his most ardent supporters, but it makes me cringe.
I wonder what kind of a car Donald and his family members drive . . . I mean ride in as their chauffeur escorts them around town?
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You cannot piss off the entire world, BUT HE IS TRYING !
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You cannot piss off the entire world, BUT HE IS TRYING ! - Tenny
Sort of a concern for me, too. I'm leading a small group of 14 people to Florence, Italy in September for a 2-week stay. I meet with them on June 11 at my house. One thing I'm going to do is tell them not to advertise to the Florentines that they are Americans. It may not be necessary, but why take a chance?
Most Europeans separate governmental leaders with the citizenry of a particular country because they've all had experience living under goofball and/or dangerous leaders. A couple years ago, for example, Italy had Silvio Burlesconi who became a laughing stock and an embarrassment. Little did I know at the time that the tables would someday be turned around.
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