Unstable f*cking moron Donald "Rump" Trump's threat this morning against the European Union was typically ignorant and unhinged. He's doubling down, while sane observers think he's off his rocker:
Not so fast, Very Stable Genius:If the E.U. wants to further increase their already massive tariffs and barriers on U.S. companies doing business there, we will simply apply a Tax on their Cars which freely pour into the U.S. They make it impossible for our cars (and more) to sell there. Big trade imbalance!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 3, 2018
Good luck trying to bully the one economic entity larger than the United States bruh. https://t.co/iAbrUuQ3dE
— Daniel W. Drezner (@dandrezner) March 3, 2018
Up until now Europe has worked hard not to overreact to Trump’s tweets and unnecessarily raise tensions with the US. But this move will make it very hard to pretend all is well. Expect EU-US relations to sour. https://t.co/FDvEyXSTki— Julianne Smith (@Julie_C_Smith) March 3, 2018
The Russians will be happy https://t.co/evP9ROh8lz— Norman Ornstein (@NormOrnstein) March 3, 2018
For those just joining us, Trump has 1) been running on an isolationalist trade platform since the late 1980s 2) said that he wants the economy to collapse and riots to ensue so that America can be great again https://t.co/q07qJn5jJC— Sarah Kendzior (@sarahkendzior) March 3, 2018
One of the most dangerous aspects of Trump’s combination of extreme narcissism & militant ignorance is an utter incapacity to conceive of anything human in terms of systems, theories, unintended consequences, historical change, contingency, etc. https://t.co/wExhNRBlEd— Dana Houle (@DanaHoule) March 3, 2018
Attention MAGA voters in South Carolina and Tennessee, Rump's coming after your jobs (and guns):
“Large German automakers also have a sizable presence in the United States, with BMW employing thousands of workers in South Carolina and Volkswagen employing thousands more in Tennessee. Those manufacturers produce hundreds of thousands of cars.” https://t.co/dXyyIVn6Ye pic.twitter.com/LGfKdnKuCp— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) March 3, 2018
And even patron saint of wingnuts St. Ronnie of Hollywood had an apt analogy from 1982, via Wee Willy Kristol:
"We're in the same boat with our trading partners. If one partner shoots a hole in the boat, does it make sense for the other one to shoot another hole in the boat? Some say, yes, and call that getting tough. Well, I call it stupid."— Bill Kristol (@BillKristol) March 3, 2018
h/t @robkelnerhttps://t.co/nBVPxttqEK
