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Donald Trump threatened to impose 17% tariffs on food and farm produce exports from Europe during talks in Washington this week, it has emerged.

Such tariffs would hit everything from Belgian chocolate to Kerrygold butter from Ireland and olive oil from Italy, Spain and France, all big sellers in the US.

First reported in the Financial Times, sources confirmed that the EU trade commissioner, Maroš Šefčovič, was given the warning on Thursday when he met the US treasure secretary, Scott Bessent, trade representative Jamieson Greer and commerce secretary Howard Lutnick.

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[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 8 points 17 hours ago

Moved from pestilence to famine huh?

[–] SpicyLizards@reddthat.com 4 points 15 hours ago

So good. Arrested all the farme workers, now make food unaffordable. Really on point for the trumpster fire.

[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 6 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

When American farms can't harvest because migrant workers are being deported, this chucklefuck wants to tariff produce from other countries.

Stable genius.

[–] teamevil@lemmy.world 2 points 15 hours ago

He wants us to fight each other so the billionaires don't have to fight all the non billionaires. Well Trump couldn't give a shit, Miller and all the other gouls simping for the heritage fucks, they want to destroy the country.

[–] DirtPuddleMisfortune@feddit.org 1 points 12 hours ago

Let's go, TACO!

[–] fox2263@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago
[–] ScruffyDucky@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago

Let them eat chlorinated chicken

[–] Steve@startrek.website 4 points 18 hours ago

Tarriff deez nutz

[–] kubica@fedia.io 2 points 17 hours ago

Shut up and do it already.