“Europe’s initial response to Trump’s trade war—an attempt to appease and flatter him, hoping that it would all go away—surely reinforced Trumpian contempt. But … when Trump threatened to put tariffs on the exports of nations that have sent troops to Greenland, Europe didn’t cower in submission—it got ready to strike back at U.S. businesses. Trump then confirmed the old adage that bullies are also cowards.”
—Paul Krugman, Trump 0, Europe 1
#trump #usa #greenland #europe #eu #tariffs
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