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That was Muskler.
๐คฃ๐คฃ๐คฃ Yeah, right.
Yeah the US better watch out or... er... else
They must be absolutely terrified of us
Nobody is saying that the US is afraid of us, that's just a strawman.
What my comment was saying is that the US would rather have more access to UK markets than less, and if they feel giving empty platitudes makes that more likely, they'll do it.
Any politician will put out a milquetoast praise of another leader (particularly if they're an ally) if they think there's even a slight chance it will benefit from it.
That's why people praised Trump when he won. Very few leaders actually have any love for him.
I don't think anyone in the Trump administrator is really a big thinker when it comes to international economics otherwise they wouldn't be messing around with this utterly self-destructive tariff idea.
Republicans are morons but even they can grasp that countries buying from them is good for them.
He dropped the "let's put heavy tariffs on China" after he won the election. It was nationalist grandstanding for his campaign that he has reversed course on now.