Trump says he won't proceed with tariffs over ownership of Greenland
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/live-blog/live-updates-trump-davos-greenland-europe-canada-air-force-one-rcna254575
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Warl0k3@lemmy.world · 77 pts · 228d
Tune in tomorrow for when trump announces that greenland tariffs are totally happening!
dhork@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 228d
They will be tariffs over forcing Greenland and Iceland to swap names
Warl0k3@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 228d
I feel like that makes slightly too much sense to be something trump would propose. At the very least, he'd have to be aware of them not being the same place, which is already giving him too much credit.
cosmicrookie@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 228d
Did you miss the part where he called Greenland Iceland during his speech at the world economic Forum meeting?
resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 228d
Those crafty Danes win again.
Warl0k3@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 228d
Lmfao no, seriously? I did miss that.
cosmicrookie@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 228d
And the cover up attempt is even funnier.
https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-greeland-iceland-davos-speech-b2905200.html
resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 228d
Baghdad Barbara Ann.
Kirp123@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 228d
He did it like 3 or 4 times too.
tartarin@lemmy.zip · 19 pts · 228d
In two weeks.
tonytins@pawb.social · 12 pts · 228d
Warl0k3@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 228d
I don't even want to consider what he might be saying in two weeks, speculation like that brings only madness...
edit: Wait did you mean he's saying the tariffs are happening in two weeks because if so I'm dumb and you're funny.
tartarin@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 228d
I meant tariffs are happening in two weeks.
FrederikNJS@piefed.zip · 5 pts · 228d
I'm expecting Trump to loudly announce that he negotiated so hard, and really got Greenland/Denmark to bow to his mighty nogotiating talents, only to then reveal that what he negotiated is that the US is allowed to build several military bases (which they already could), and that they have gotten rights to extract a chunk of minerals (which they already could).
Then the whole MAGA base will be thrilled with how big and strong their dear leader is...
As this point everything is exactly as it were before he started threatening Greenland and Denmark, except for having lost a large chunk of trust around the world, and MAGA feeling emboldened.
Then a few weeks/months down the line Trump will start threatening with an invasion again...
Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca · 76 pts · 228d
etchinghillside@reddthat.com · 11 pts · 228d
I need someone to explain this taco reference.
Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca · 51 pts · 228d
Trump Always Chickens Out.
yakko@feddit.uk · 9 pts · 228d
On the one hand it's Mexican cuisine slander even associating with him, but on the other hand I love the idea of having tacos as often as he chickens out.
resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 228d
Would be great if Casa Bonita had free tacos every time Donald did the obvious.
yakko@feddit.uk · 1 pts · 228d
We're gonna have free tacos. And we'll make ICE pay for them
FreddiesLantern@leminal.space · 1 pts · 228d
I dunno, that can’t be good for your health.
general_kitten@sopuli.xyz · 2 pts · 228d
i would say that with the right fillings it could be quite healthy
FreddiesLantern@leminal.space · 1 pts · 228d
Oh no doubt, it’s just that I don’t think the human stomach can handle such quantities.
hateisreality@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 228d
That's a beef taco though
Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 228d
Fair. I need a better pic.
Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 228d
DaddleDew@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 228d
It really looks like what he was doing and Europe signalling that they are willing to go to war with the US over the integrity of their territory was scaring his billionaire supporters. His own party would have turned against him. He must have realized that.
gustofwind@lemmy.world · 22 pts · 228d
Or just temporarily crashing markets to buy in
undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch · 9 pts · 228d
This was my theory—in fact yesterday I told my wife I’d bet her $50 he walks back the tariffs so his family can cash out when stocks go back up.
cosmicrookie@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 228d
I hope that it has scared them enough to lose trust in him in the long run
Zugyuk@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 228d
So are he and cronies selling off before this craziness, then buying after the hit?
SupraMario@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 228d
Yep
barnaclebutt@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 228d
Wait, he did all this crap just to get some attention, then pussied out? No way. Man, I'm surprised. Wasn't there something the justice department was supposed to release a month ago? I totally forgot. What was it?
FreddiesLantern@leminal.space · 3 pts · 228d
Some kinda list in pdf format or something?
Peruvian_Skies@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 228d
Yeah there were a lot of pee dee eff files
FenderStratocaster@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 228d
Tomorrow: We're going to war with Plymouth, Massachusetts.
Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 228d
I wish he'd just declare total war with Wakanda, Atlantis or something like that, so we can get back to business while he focuses on "updates" from the Pentagon.
minnow@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 228d
The Emperor Calígula declared war against Poseidon, had his army march to the English Channel, and ordered them to strike the water with their weapons and collect sea shells as spoils of war.
So yeah, I think you're on to something.
Warl0k3@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 228d
tbf caligula most likely did that as a putative thing - he wanted to shame the army for some failure they blamed on the sea or similar. Trump lacks the wit to think of something like that - I don't think you can tariff an army, and that's basically the one hammer in his entire toolchest.
rockyracoon@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 228d
Try and come at us, we have a rock
avidamoeba@lemmy.ca · 10 pts · 228d
Fuck. It's Canada's turn to be the target again isn't it. 😅
Mihies@programming.dev · 4 pts · 228d
Or Iran or Cuba or Mexico or Columbia or any random country.
resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 228d
Somalia.
Mihies@programming.dev · 2 pts · 228d
Any country should do.
SpicyLizards@reddthat.com · 8 pts · 228d
When she flips, she flops
FreddiesLantern@leminal.space · 4 pts · 228d
They said I was going to impose tarrifs over the Greenland thing 👐. But I gotta say that’s not a thing I would do, I love tarrifs if it’s respectfully done. ✊ I impose beautiful and perfect 👌 tarrifs, people love my tarrifs ❤️ The best tarrifs 💸 like you’ve never seen before. 👀 Almost as much as I’d love Greenland 🙌and it’s people would love me, I gotta say. Sleepy Joe Biden 😴and crooked Billary I call her, 👎they wouldn’t know tarr-reef if it bit them in the you know where. 🤔 I blieve the reefs are getting tarred by windmills 🌬️ which is a horrible bad thing. Not by me ☝️it can only good hamberder.
TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 228d
Kid got slapped.
oh_@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 228d
sundaymidnight@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 228d
Humor change? 🤷