I’m sure being liked is the correct metric to decide trade agreements with far reaching consequences.
Trump says UK is protected from tariffs ‘because I like them’ as trade deal is signed off
Submitted 2 weeks ago by Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
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Venicon@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
WolfmanEightySix@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
I’m wondering if it’s anything to do with us not being in the mean and nasty EU.
tetris11@lemmy.ml 2 weeks ago
Starmer kissing the pinkie ring paid off I guess, well done to him for navigating that
Denjin@lemmings.world 2 weeks ago
Being a slimy weasel seems to come naturally to him
tinned_tomatoes@feddit.uk 2 weeks ago
Or he’s just decent at diplomacy?
albert180@piefed.social 2 weeks ago
So they're protected somewhere between 2 hours and 4 years?
Remember the NAFTA-Deal he negotiated and then called one of the worst deals he has ever seen?
Asafum@feddit.nl 2 weeks ago
This really just sounds like dictator bullshit… No logic to it other than “I am the leader and I like them so they get a pass.” Ffs…
Mrkawfee@feddit.uk 2 weeks ago
Did you see how he was treated at the G7? Like some tyrant from Game of Thrones with other leaders terrified of upsetting him.
I’m sure previous Presidents were just as entitled as Trump but they had more decorum and at least pretended to be in an alliance of equals.
Trump has just shown how the “West” is really just the US and it’s client states.
Flax_vert@feddit.uk 2 weeks ago
Lol
GandalftheBlack@feddit.org 2 weeks ago
If Trump likes us, I feel like we’ve gone wrong somewhere
FistingEnthusiast@lemmynsfw.com 2 weeks ago
Don’t worry, he only likes the white ones
DJDarren@sopuli.xyz 2 weeks ago
It’s only because we’ve got a royal family and he likes the golf in Scotland.