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DetlefK

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9. Prediction: It will go just like the negotiations with Japan and EU.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed May 7, 2025, 01:07 AM

May 7

Japan/EU: "Here is our offer."
US: "That's not good enough. Give me something else."
Japan/EU: "Well, what do you want?"
US: "We want a fair trade-deal."
Japan/EU: "Yes, but how? What specifics do you actually want from us?"
US: "I have no idea what Trump wants from this deal and I'm too afraid to fill in the blanks myself because if I guess wrong then he will destroy my career."

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Prediction: It will go just like the negotiations with Japan and EU. DetlefK May 7 #9