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Miles Archer

(21,901 posts)
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 12:10 PM 14 hrs ago

Could someone ask John Roberts if EXTORTION against EIGHT countries is covered under Trump's "immunity?"

Trump announced Saturday that multiple European countries would face a tariff on all goods sent to the United States until the U.S. secures a deal for “the Complete and Total purchase” of Greenland.

“World Peace is at stake!” he wrote on Truth Social, adding that both China and Russia “want” Greenland, which is now a territory of Denmark.

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He then declared that beginning Feb. 1, “Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, The United Kingdom, The Netherlands, and Finland” would be facing a “10% Tariff on any and all goods sent to the United States,” which will be increased to 25% in June.

“This Tariff will be due and payable until such time as a Deal is reached for the Complete and Total purchase of Greenland,” he wrote.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-greenland-tariff_n_696bb859e4b0c97f839ea861

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Could someone ask John Roberts if EXTORTION against EIGHT countries is covered under Trump's "immunity?" (Original Post) Miles Archer 14 hrs ago OP
Remind Me: Where Are the Rest of Those Epstein Files? The Roux Comes First 14 hrs ago #1
+1 dalton99a 14 hrs ago #2
Extortion, thievery, looting, bribery, corruption, murder - it's all good when Trump is president dalton99a 14 hrs ago #3
One tiny detail: dickthegrouch 11 hrs ago #4
Including Lots of Countries the felon Dislikes! Not Merely the Dictators He Swoons Over The Roux Comes First 11 hrs ago #5
It's a double whammy. Miles Archer 11 hrs ago #6

dalton99a

(92,354 posts)
3. Extortion, thievery, looting, bribery, corruption, murder - it's all good when Trump is president
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 12:27 PM
14 hrs ago

dickthegrouch

(4,318 posts)
4. One tiny detail:
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 02:57 PM
11 hrs ago

The extortion winds up being against us, not those countries. WE pay the results of the tarriffs being imposed, not the exporters. They only lose the income from the trade between us, which they can easily replace by selling to the other 194 countries in the world (absent sanctions for certain things).



https://www.worldometers.info/geography/how-many-countries-are-there-in-the-world/

Miles Archer

(21,901 posts)
6. It's a double whammy.
Sat Jan 17, 2026, 03:26 PM
11 hrs ago

No one ever really knows what Trump "knows," because he will only admit that which supports his agenda.

I don't think that he "listens to no one." I think he listens and just doesn't care.

So it's not as if he's never been told WE pay the tariffs, or if he's known all along, and just doesn't care.

In terms of "spirit of intent," it's the same mindset that led him to the phone call to Georgia, "I NEED YOU TO FIND VOTES..."

So he thinks he's being "tough" with these countries, but he's also twisting the knife in the backs of Americans who "haven't shown him enough appreciation for all of the great things he's done."

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