Leaders of France, UK and Sweden respond to Trump’s tariff threats

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/01/17/8016690/

35 Comments

  1. >Trump announced the introduction of tariffs from February 1st
    >
    Alright, now we know how this plays out with his deadlines

    1. Rubio will stall by setting up talks in a week.
    2. Trump delays tariffs until March 1st
    3. U.S. agrees to use existing terms for something they can do now.
    4. Trump screams America is safe, greatest deal ever
    5. Tariffs delayed until April 1st for new trade deal
    6. No new deal
    7. Trump screams America is rich, greatest deal ever.

    If he was serious, he’d have done tariffs immediately.

    EU — don’t play this fucking game. Don’t bail him out

  2. sorry trump but greenland is now split ownership between the uk and france. we didn’t send recon the other day we sent settlers. uk rushed naval tech, slapped down ports everywhere, france stacked culture + great people. greenland’s locked by loyalty, culture pressure maxed, borders closed. don’t mess with the pros 😎

  3. Designer-Pace-4273 on

    Boycott American goods wherever you can. A small amount from each person makes a massive difference.

  4. So he announces tariffs, which don’t actually hurt those countries and instead hurt customers in the US. So Europe doesn’t even need to do anything. Meanwhile, conservatives will view his blustering as a sign of strength. This just gets dumber every day.

  5. Just once I would love another world leader to drop the decorum with him, and truly embarrass him.

    “You want my response to the tariffs? Ok. What a whiny little bitch who’s getting told no and can’t accept it. This is good mo as a nepo baby rapist, right? But what should we expect from someone trying to hide from the Epstein files?”

    Or mock him, ooo no a bajillion perfect tariff on us, ooo scary!

    Just go scorched earth.

  6. Standard-School5236 on

    This whole thing is so absurd that the only explanation I can think of is that Russia has invented some kind of mind-control device.

  7. Capital_Cockmuncher on

    Approximately 70% of Americans live paycheck-to-paycheck surely they will love the rising costs imparted on them!

  8. “Because you guys won’t let me invade one of my allies, I am going to tax my people so much harder in retaliation!”

  9. The US making the UK and France strengthen ties was never on my bingo card, but I am pleasantly surprised.

    Now can we just get back in the EU and tackle the yank threat collectively?

  10. YammothyTimbers on

    He’s done more damage to the world economy in two years than China and Russia combined in forty.

  11. Well Europe just signed a trade deal with Mercosul. Let’s sign a trade deal with India and possibly even look at something with China and let the US fuck off.

  12. I love the fact we still get a bunch of Americans in every thread telling the world how we should treat them. You just don’t get it.

    I don’t think any of you understand how badly all of this is damaging your standing in the world.

    So many of our soldiers died for your fucking country and this is what we get.

    I hope we never turn back to the US and you all realise how badly you fucked up when next time something happens, no one answers your call. Fucking disgusted.

  13. macrolidesrule on

    Every January, Donny the Grifter is going to set up the markets for a fall and then a pump, so he and his cronies can make bank on the known dip and rise points.

  14. EU leaders should tell Trump that all talks will be postponed untill the Epstein files have been released. Questioning if he’ll have a mandate left after that….

  15. Aethericseraphim on

    The thing about France and the UK is that only they are allowed to shit on each other. The moment someone else,like the orange pedophile does, they form a united front. Frenemies gonna frenemies.

  16. He was once the most hated man in Queens. Then he became the most hated man in Manhattan. Now, he’s the most hated man on planet earth. I don’t know if he knows this or not because he is so delusional.

  17. To any American:

    Realise that your president cannot bully us into submission. Yes you are the biggest military power in the world, but also realise the times of fun and games are over. You elected a psychopath who is destroying the world order and this influences our daily lives in a very negative way. To us the US became an existential threat, and has to be dealt with accordingly.

    We Europeans will never forgive the cowardous US citizens for allowing this madman to try to destroy our safety and economy. Can you military beat us and bully us, yes. But history will treat you as the honourless traitors you as a country have become.

    We will remember your apathy and inaction. Now is the time to rise up.

  18. Kindly_Credit6553 on

    In that sense Trump is surprisingly similar to Putin, at his modus operandi. First of all both have surrounded themselves with “Yes, sir!” people so none of their stupid ideas will meet any resistance. And they keep doing their own mistakes over and over while believing that they are getting somewhere with it.
    These tariffs didn’t do a jack last time, so why would they now?
    If he really believes that 10% or 25% is enough for Europe to forget all it’s principles and hand out a huge part of it’s territory, just so he can bang his chest and claim that he is the greatest president ever, he has another thing coming. Someone has given a really poor advice to the guy.

  19. If anything all this support from my fellow Europeans and even people outside the EU does feel good as a Dane.

  20. I just want to see the unredacted Epstein files…and Blondi [intentional] jailed for contempt of Congress.

  21. East-Presentation706 on

    Boycott whatever American good you can. I know its not a lot but I have just cancelled Netflix, prime and Disney, and office 365

  22. It’s hilarious and sad that the entire western world is against them, half the country is against them, most of the country thinks he’s done a terrible job his first year, yet he and those around him press onward.

  23. The response should be nothing more than

    “Do it bitch.”

    Also, release the Epstein files. Everything else is a distraction.