Trump trade envoy claims London is choosing 'Brussels over America'
US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Britain's EU alignment is complicating efforts to expand last year's trade deal, as new PM Andy Burnham weighs closer ties with Brussels.
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Yes, and so is everyone else with two brain cells to rub together.
So what? The US government is massively untrustworthy.
You don’t prioritise a deal with a serial backslider who will break the deal by introducing tariffs on a whim. Also none of us even want chlorinated hormone meat.
When the person you sleep with shits the bed repeatedly and on purpose, at some point you change partner. What a concept eh...
Don’t kink shame like that, you don’t know what the Uk likes
Yeah, we’re pretty good at shitting the bed actually!!
No, we'll shit our bed ourselves, thanks
Because the US is choosing Russia and Israel over allies.
And even over itself.
Choosing Russia and China over Europe.
Good. Fuck the US.
I'm stuck over here and I'm like "Brussles is dope. Why would they prefer us?
Because no one wants brain worms or shitty lettuce.
Is this supposed to be facetious? Here in the good ol' US of A, we feed our livestock shit and don't give our pickers bathroom breaks.
Because in Europe they are sub-standard
Upvote or downvote? It's not completely clear what you mean by "they". I think you mean American standards are below European standards. In that case, yes.
well duh. Agreements with the usa are written in pencil. america untrustworthy and deceitful
Crayon
Finger paint.
With backwards Rs and Ns
They will fuck you over the moment they can benefit just a little more from it. Particularly the current administration. What's the point of making a deal when they will walk away from it the next day?
You mean to tell me that adding/removing tariffs multiple times a day every day, and threatening to annex your allies will make said allies choose trade relationships with other countries? Colour me fucking bamboozled.
No shit…maybe consider why
and why wouldn't they? Trump is a fickle bastard who doesn't keep his promises, and is corrupt as fucking hell.
If goods made to an American standard measured up to the EU standards there would be no issue. Maybe Greer can answer why the UK should lower the bar instead of the US meeting the bare minimum of quality and safety.
I do not know why you would want to have closer relationship with basically your neighbors. Within hours, same-ish time zone - and relatively strong regulations.
Vs a temperamental manchild that starts wars on a whim and doesn't even think about keeping promises/agreements.
Who in the fuck wouldn't?
Right? Like I’m going to risk a spin-kick from JCVD?!
(as a result of American actions)
Good job Britian. It's really the only sane choice.
Its a necessity rather than a slight - we are physically closer to EU. And its important for many reasons, not just trade.
Frictionless movement over the Irish land border is a good example. Without EU alignment that would be impossible. I'll bet most of the MAGA roasters have never even heard of the Good Friday Agreement.
Shit. They haven't heard of the good.
Um, duh?
And for retribution, the orange diddler signs an executive order renaming the English Channel to the America Channel
Naw, it'll be 1000000% tariffs on haggis and HP Sauce.
Turning to Brüssel is just natural at this point
Whine more.
That's all that motherfucker does is whine and cry.
Whine, ramble incoherently, blame Biden, rape kids...
You left out theft and extortion.
Yeah, try to suck less
Wasn’t that the whole point of having “spheres of influence”?
These guys should be sent back to where they came from with those brain dead statements. Their mere presence is an insult.
I'm shocked. Shocked!
Well, not that shocked.
More whinging from a government full of losers.
The UK should declare him persona non grata and get a different shaved ape. It won't change US policy, to the extent that such a thing exists, but at least it'll inconvenience this tosser.
Greer is a turd...
Good.
Agreed, but they should also liberalize trade with China (both PRC and ROC), India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, and Africa.