WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump on Friday added the 27 countries that make up the European Union to the list of trade partners he’s threatening with tariffs — unless the group takes steps to import more U.S. goods.

“I told the European Union that they must make up their tremendous deficit with the United States by the large scale purchase of our oil and gas,” Trump posted shortly after 1 a.m. on social media. “Otherwise, it is TARIFFS all the way!!!”

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Yeah, threatening our allies worked out real well for him last time.

Clown show for a clown country.

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Next up:

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I thought the next headline would be “Trump added European countries he wants to add as US states”.

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“Trump added European countries he wants to add as US states”.

We still have until 20 January before he takes office…

It would be “fun” when we, Europe, become as equally popular to the other side of the Atlantic as we are now for the Eastern side of the continent…/s

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What he is trying to do? He is a lunatic! Won’t go far IMO. Waiting for EU to answer back or so something.

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The strategy last times he and Bush tried was to threaten to put tariffs on exports from swing states. This minimizes the negative impact for European citizens while maximizing the political damage for US government, so it’s basically a no brainer.

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I think last time, the tariffs placed on USA were threatened by China against his voting base. Mainly agricultural states.

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Who isn’t on that list?

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Anyone daddy Pooh Bear says isnt on the list.

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