Thursday, July 26, 2018

From Newsweek: EU Chief actually used colorful flash cards to teach Trump about tariffs

The only way to get through to him....and this is our President. (Double SIGH and SOB)  Don't forget to vote in November!!!!
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Newsweek:

EU CHIEF USED BRIGHT, SIMPLE FLASH CARDS TO EXPLAIN TRADE WAR TO TRUMP: REPORT


President Donald Trump and European Commission Chief Jean-Claude Juncker held a successful round of trade negotiations Wednesday at the White House, partially due to Juncker's use of colorful cards with easy to read, simple explanations of the situation at hand, a senior EU official who was in the room during negotiations told The Wall Street Journal.

As a result of the meeting, Trump said that he would not increase tariffs on European cars and that the European Union would buy more soybeans and liquified natural gas from the United States. During joint remarks in the White House Rose Garden, it was announced that the leaders would "work together toward zero tariffs, zero non-tariff barriers, and zero subsidies on non-auto industrial goods."

The announcement came just one day after the Trump administration issued a $12 billion bailout to American farmers caught in the middle of the trade wars between the U.S., Europe, China, Mexico and Canada.

The result of the meeting between the two officials beat expectations on both sides. On the plane ride to Washington D.C., Juncker confessed to reporters that he did not feel ready and "we'll have to see how it goes." But the Oval Office discussion lasted three hours and ended in an agreement. It appeared that the president had reversed course from his stance in previous weeks when he called the EU his "foe."

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