Trump threatened UK with 25% car tariffs unless it agreed to accuse Iran of breaking nuclear deal

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Donald Trump threatened the UK with a 25 per cent tariff on its cars unless the British government officially accused Iran of breaking the 2015 nuclear deal, it has been reported.

The secret threat last week, first reported by The Washington Post, which cited unnamed European officials, would have seen the tariff imposed on all European automobile imports to the US unless Britain, France and Germany agreed to the ultimatum.

It came days before the three European Union powers on Tuesday triggered a dispute mechanism under the agreement which does amount to a formal accusation against Tehran of violating its terms. It could lead to the reinstatement of United Nations sanctions, but is being framed by the Europeans as the last chance to save the nuclear deal.

Iran said on Thursday the European countries had succumbed to a “high school bully”.

https://news.yahoo.com/trump-threatened-uk-25-car-134213777.html

Donald Trump, alienating our long time allies one at a time.

[Caliman73]

1. Sounds like another abuse of power to me.

They need to get started on the second round of impeachment articles.

This guy is threatening economic warfare for political reasons.

[sakabatou]

2. Didn't we break the deal first?

[notinkansas]

3. And who would be happy to see the US with no allies?

Go figure.

[spanone]

4. Blackmailing another country, eh don?

[malaise]

6. It's all he does

[Tiggeroshii]

5. Extortion

[NCLefty]

7. Trump's long-time M.O. is to bully people with "fixer" lawyers (Cohen), threaten lawsuits, etc.

He's "running us like a business," as he said he would. But that business is the corrupt "Trump Organization."

He's acting like he got something out of trying to bully China, but I don't believe it for a second. They are big enough to tell him to fuck himself. I think they will rope-a-dope him and renege on anything big that they promise. It's all a sham. He will, naturally, take full credit for saving the universe.

[Mc Mike]

8. Another impeachable offense. Attacking our allies, and our economy. Pleases his master, putin.