Trump 'recommending' 50% tariff on EU, and threatens Apple with 25% tariff

[malaise]

https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2025/may/23/energy-price-cap-cut-great-britain-retail-sales-stock-markets-bonds-business-live-news

Trump: I'm recommending a 50% tariff on the EU
Newsflash: Donald Trump has just announced he is recommending a 50% tariff on goods from the Europen Union, from the start of next month.

Ratcheting up the trade war, Trump has claimed in a Truth Social post that the EU has been ‘very difficult’ to deal with, and that the current US trade in goods deficit is “totally unacceptable”.
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WTF?

[Renew Deal]

1. The entire "recommending" bit is about avoiding responsibility

He can blame it on Bessent.

[malaise]

2. Another link

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/trump-eu-50-percent-tariff-talks-going-nowhere-rcna208712

[C_U_L8R]

3. Here comes another Trump dump and pump.

Sooner or later, investors will wise up to this crook.

[malaise]

4. For last night's guests?

Hmmmmmmm!

[C_U_L8R]

5. Youbetcha.

[tanyev]

6. Aw, and after Tim Apple donated $1 million to his inauguration.

That’s Trump loyalty for you.

[malaise]

10. The markets are speaking now

Damn

[Mossfern]

15. That's just what he wants

I assume the wealthy investors are profiting immensely from these shenanigans.

[spanone]

7. He's out of his fucking mind.

COMPLETELY.

[malaise]

9. He has destabilized the entire planet

Let”s see if the billionaires love racism and fascism more than calitalism

[newdeal2]

8. Maybe big business can come together

And actually fight this nonsense for a change.

[Johonny]

11. I am surprised they havent challenged

His tariff powers in court. He is clearly abusing those powers.

[dalton99a]

12. .

[malaise]

13. An effin lunatic

Rec

[edhopper]

14. What an idiot

He means $250,000,000,000 but doesn't understand math.,
But that is false, the real number is $16 billion on almost a $ trillion in trade. A perfectly acceptable amount of around 1.5%.