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Appalling in general, but this > This could see Britain hit with tariffs of up to 21 percent on exports if, as indicated by Trump’s trade adviser Peter Navarro

Appalling in general, but this > This could see Britain hit with tariffs of up to 21 percent on exports if, as indicated by Trump’s trade adviser Peter Navarro last night, VAT is considered by the administration as a tax on imports. is particularly insane. How can there be any negociation when one side is either blatantly lying or completely deluded? The fact that it is even considered a serious position to take for a major trading power is nuts. No amount of sanding off DEI edges is going to matter if the US disregard truth and just want to inflict pain until the other side caves.

yakshaving_jgt 2y ago
> if the US disregard truth There's no if about it. The Trump administration entirely disregards truth, and parrots blatant lies from the kremlin. Is there precedent for this? This seems… historically significant to say the least.
twlar19 2y ago
It is a concerted effort. On YouTube, many influencer channels like The Duran (where David Sacks has appeared before the election) tried to get MAGA votes by blaming Biden and the US involvement in Ukraine. They have pivoted to blaming the EU for everything and repeating lies of the same sort as the VAT lie. Coincidentally, the Kremlin is also now blaming the EU for everything. This is especially embarrassing since Sacks himself has always blamed the US before. We are now in a purely business based environment and the EU/Britain had better learn fast to take care of their own business interests before others carve up the world.