“Remember, while India is our friend, we have, over the years, done relatively little business with them because their Tariffs are far too high, among the highest in the World, and they have the most strenuous and obnoxious non-monetary Trade Barriers of any Country,” Trump wrote in an earlier post.
“Also, they have always bought a vast majority of their military equipment from Russia, and are Russia’s largest buyer of ENERGY, along with China, at a time when everyone wants Russia to STOP THE KILLING IN UKRAINE—ALL THINGS NOT GOOD!” he continued. “INDIA WILL THEREFORE BE PAYING A TARIFF OF 25 PERCENT, PLUS A PENALTY FOR THE ABOVE, STARTING ON AUGUST FIRST. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER. MAGA!”
Historically, it takes U.S. officials roughly 18 months to negotiate a new trade agreement with another country. That boils down to exhaustive reviews of the country’s prior trade, sorting through thousands of line items of products, and analyzing the complex minutiae of local import and export laws.
Frequent-Reading1883 on July 30th, 2025 at 16:29 UTC »
Turns out bullying allies and blowing up norms isn’t exactly a winning trade strategy. Who could’ve guessed?
Da_Fish on July 30th, 2025 at 16:19 UTC »
They try to meet him halfway. He runs to his Temu Twitter to brag about how has the them groveling at his feet begging him for deal. So they walk away. The Art of the Deal.
East-Will1345 on July 30th, 2025 at 16:15 UTC »
He also 100% definitely raped a minor.