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FarCenter

(19,429 posts) Fri Apr 6, 2018, 02:57 PM Apr 2018

Trump says WTO is unfair to US

WASHINGTON (AFP) -
US President Donald Trump teed up a fight with the World Trade Organization Friday, claiming the 164-country body was biased against the United States.

A day after China asked the WTO to referee a rapidly escalating trade fight with Washington, Trump questioned the organization's impartiality.

"China, which is a great economic power, is considered a Developing Nation within the World Trade Organization," he tweeted.

"They therefore get tremendous perks and advantages, especially over the U.S. Does anybody think this is fair. We were badly represented. The WTO is unfair to U.S."

http://www.france24.com/en/20180406-trump-says-wto-unfair-us

The WTO was deliberately set up that way with full US government approval so that the US would, in effect, provide foreign aid to underdeveloped countries without it having to be appropriated by Congress.

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Trump says WTO is unfair to US (Original Post) FarCenter Apr 2018 OP

most ignorant man to ever occupy our white house. willfully ignorant. spanone Apr 2018 #1

Trump works hard at it Angry Dragon Apr 2018 #3

King Snoflake. I think 'unfair' is only second overused behind 'huge'. poboy2 Apr 2018 #2

Isn't it time for another non-working Trump vacation? Freethinker65 Apr 2018 #4

Anyone know of a good cave I can hide out in ProudLib72 Apr 2018 #5

spanone

(135,833 posts)

1. most ignorant man to ever occupy our white house. willfully ignorant.

Reply to FarCenter (Original post)

Fri Apr 6, 2018, 02:58 PM

Apr 2018

Angry Dragon

(36,693 posts)

3. Trump works hard at it

Reply to spanone (Reply #1)

Fri Apr 6, 2018, 03:00 PM

Apr 2018

poboy2

(2,078 posts)

2. King Snoflake. I think 'unfair' is only second overused behind 'huge'.

Reply to FarCenter (Original post)

Fri Apr 6, 2018, 02:59 PM

Apr 2018

Freethinker65

(10,021 posts)

4. Isn't it time for another non-working Trump vacation?

Reply to FarCenter (Original post)

Fri Apr 6, 2018, 03:01 PM

Apr 2018

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)

5. Anyone know of a good cave I can hide out in

Reply to FarCenter (Original post)

Fri Apr 6, 2018, 03:02 PM

Apr 2018

just until this big orange tantrum baby is gone for good?

Good God, if he doesn't get his way and can't bully others to get his way, he wails about fairness. Is that the type of "leadership" his cult believes is good?

ProfessorGAC

(65,042 posts)

6. More Read Meat

Reply to FarCenter (Original post)

Fri Apr 6, 2018, 03:03 PM

Apr 2018

Faux viewers just love this with their "Merica, love it or leave it" mindset.

If the US isn't dominantly kicking everyone's ass, they are going to find something about which to be angry.

You know who isn't buying this talk? The investors and the people who manage investments for others. That's who.

Sometimes i actually think these one day downturns are the way Wall Street sends a message of "pump the brakes."

Farmer-Rick

(10,170 posts)

7. More trade war winning

Reply to FarCenter (Original post)

Fri Apr 6, 2018, 03:32 PM

Apr 2018

So are we ging to have trade wars with all 164 countries in the WTO?

So much winning, ony the best trade war winning.

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