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The country is Colombia, not Columbia. But that wouldn't register as a typo in oral remarks. Now if it was a tweet ...
 
President Donald Trump on Monday declared himself an “absolute no” on statehood for Puerto Rico as long as critics such as San Juan’s mayor remain in office, the latest broadside in his feud with members of the U.S. territory’s leadership.
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Linky.
 
Donald Trump hails South Korea trade deal

Donald Trump has signed a revised trade pact with South Korea, aimed at expanding opportunities for US carmakers and pharmaceutical companies.

It marks the first such agreement finalised by the US president, who has promised to overhaul his country's trade relationships.

At a press conference in New York, Mr Trump called the updates to the 2012 agreement "a very big deal".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45634522
 
alfaniner said:
I have never been as dumbfounded, shocked, and horrified as when the near-final results came in on Election Night. I actually had to go for a walk in below-freezing weather to wrap my head around it. I seriously thought something epic and terrifying would be happening a day or two after inauguration. (Crowd estimates don't count...)
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Even those of us who didn't know from before who the guy was were shocked, so I can't imagine what I would have felt had I known about his past.
 
Mumbles said:
I'm confused as to why I would need a book to know that Dolt 45 is wildly out of his depth in the presidency - I could have told you that back when he was peddling his racist conspiracy garbage about Obama back in 2011, or when he became a joke of a real-estate developer back in the 1990s.
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It's not so much about finding out about him. It was more finding out about the people who surround him, and are enabling his stupidity. It's telling how many of them seem to buy into his image, and also so much of his plan. Even as they recognize how stupid he is about other things like trade and international relations.

It's apparent that a large part of the Republican leadership has actually bought into the conspiracy minded stupidness that they've been hawking the last ten years. It's not just an act.
 
Captain_Swoop said:
At a press conference in New York, Mr Trump called the updates to the 2012 agreement "a very big deal".

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-45634522
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You forgot the punchline!

At a press conference in New York, Mr Trump called the updates to the 2012 agreement "a very big deal".

The White House first announced the outline of the changes in March.

Most analysts said the revisions were relatively modest.
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Under the new terms, South Korea has agreed to exempt up to 50,000 cars per US manufacturer per year from South Korean safety requirements - double the current number and far higher than any American company currently exports.

The country has also agreed to changes such as improvements to its customs procedures and amendments to its drug pricing policies.

The agreement also extends a 25% US tariff against South Korean trucks to 2041. It had been scheduled to expire in 2021.

Separately, the US agreed to exempt a certain amount of South Korean steel from the 25% tariffs Mr Trump announced in March - equivalent to 70% of the country's average imports from 2015-2017.
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So, let's add that up. SK agreed to increase a limit on cars, when no company even meets the current limit. Point SK

The US continues a tariff that already exists, and just pretends that a 20 year deal will actually last 20 years. Point SK.

And SK gets an exemption to Trump's much vaunted steel tariffs, effective immediately. Yeah, got to say Point SK there too.

Changes to customs and drug prices. No idea what that actually entails, so let's be nice and call that a draw.

I'll let the audience do the math on who won that round.
 
Horatius said:
You forgot the punchline!







So, let's add that up. SK agreed to increase a limit on cars, when no company even meets the current limit. Point SK

The US continues a tariff that already exists, and just pretends that a 20 year deal will actually last 20 years. Point SK.

And SK gets an exemption to Trump's much vaunted steel tariffs, effective immediately. Yeah, got to say Point SK there too.

Changes to customs and drug prices. No idea what that actually entails, so let's be nice and call that a draw.

I'll let the audience do the math on who won that round.
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Art of the Deal.
 
C_Felix said:
There was a video on Now This Is Politics on Facebook.

No idea if this link will work:

https://www.facebook.com/NowThisPolitics/videos/304230993495606/
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Okay that's bloody hilarious !

I just spewed coca cacao cocoa all over my keyboard.

I'll bet you anything the word on his page actually did read "coca" and he thought the word was spelled wrong, so he made a verbal correction 'on the spot' thinking he was being all smart n' stuff.

This boy has now surpassed Bush Jr. in oratorical dumbassery...

... by a mile

... in less than two years compared to Bush's eight.

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Bloomberg. The European Union, China and Russia backed a mechanism to allow “legitimate” business to continue with Iran, a plan aimed at sidestepping American sanctions and allowing international trade to continue unimpeded as President Donald Trump pursues his "America First" agenda.

The push for such a channel, announced by EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini in New York late on Monday, reflects growing calls in countries such as France and Germany for the EU to adopt tools that will allow it to pursue its foreign-policy goals with less recourse to an unpredictable U.S. ally. A chief catalyst was Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal even as world powers urged the U.S. to stick to its mandate.

“In practical terms this will mean that EU member states will set up a legal entity to facilitate legitimate financial transactions with Iran, and this will allow European companies to continue trade with Iran,” Mogherini said after meeting with representatives of the other signatories: the U.K., France, Germany, Russia, China plus Iran. This will be “in accordance with European Union law, and could be opened to other partners in the world,” she said.
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And so the end of the dollar as reserve currency continues apace, arm-in-arm with countless agreements and major events in which the US is now irrelevant, with no change in sight for the now-ruined US reputation. Spoiled brats who leave with the game ball should know no one will want to play with them again. What with the majority of Americans soon living in only 8 states, the remaining reckless 42 collections of misfits will continue to ensure their imitation of the Iranian Revolution ruins the country for all time. Frankly embarrassing, but increasingly passé. The future is elsewhere, and a lousy one it is.
 
AnonyMoose said:
I'll bet you anything the word on his page actually did read "coca" and he thought the word was spelled wrong, so he made a verbal correction 'on the spot' thinking he was being all smart n' stuff.
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I mentioned earlier that he made the exact same mistake repeatedly during a press conference in May 2017. If he did it correctly now, it would imply that he made a mistake then, and he's always right.
 
Horatius said:
You forgot the punchline!







So, let's add that up. SK agreed to increase a limit on cars, when no company even meets the current limit. Point SK

The US continues a tariff that already exists, and just pretends that a 20 year deal will actually last 20 years. Point SK.

And SK gets an exemption to Trump's much vaunted steel tariffs, effective immediately. Yeah, got to say Point SK there too.

Changes to customs and drug prices. No idea what that actually entails, so let's be nice and call that a draw.

I'll let the audience do the math on who won that round.
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Americans because they will have more steel at a cheaper price.
 
BobTheCoward said:
Americans because they will have more steel at a cheaper price.
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No, actually, you get the steel at the same price you were paying before Trump started mucking about. This only looks like a good deal to the people who think it's a "sale" when the furniture store raises their prices on Monday, then drops them back again on Friday for a "Tent Sale".

And what's to stop the Koreans form raising their prices 12.5%, which still lets them undercut everyone else who's stuck with the 25% tariff? If I was a Korean Steel Magnate, that's absolutely what I would be doing. And some idiots in the US would be thinking that they're getting a deal, 12.5% cheaper than that Chinese Steel! WooT!
 
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