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Ol Janx Spirit

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1. We had a trade surplus with the UK--not a deficit--and it looks like they got us to...

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Thu May 8, 2025, 02:49 PM

May 8

...drop OUR tariffs on their automobiles and steel and aluminum. Can't wait to see the details and whether the Administration was so desperate to announce a deal that they basically made things worse for America in the process. Sure, that seems like a predictable outcome given the people involved here--but still....

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: Trump admin live updates: Trump hails unfinished trade deal with UK [View all] riversedge May 8 OP

We had a trade surplus with the UK--not a deficit--and it looks like they got us to... Ol Janx Spirit May 8 #1

Maddow Blog-Trump's 'trade deal' with the United Kingdom isn't yet an actual trade deal LetMyPeopleVote May 9 #2

trump did not disclose his "agreement" or deal because there was no deal. This was an agreement to agree LetMyPeopleVote May 9 #3