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The US is our closest ally, so our approach is to remain calm and committed to doing this deal, which we hope will mitigate the impact of what has been announced today."
The Business Secretary, Jonathan Reynolds, added We don't want any tariffs at all, but a lower levy than others vindicates our approach. It matters because the difference between 10% and 20% is thousands of jobs."
It comes after a source from Downing Street stated Nobody wants a trade war and our intention remains to secure a deal. But nothing is off the table and the government will do everything necessary to defend the UK's national interest."
I don't understand why everyone is so upset! Why should we have to pay such high tariffs to these other countries and let them barely pay any?? At least they are reciprocal. And some countries are still getting twice as much!"
That's not a prediction. Saying it may rain or not tomorrow is also not a weather forecast." ... The US has the greatest economy on its side. As long as Trump is willing to negotiate - which he has signalled that he is - then this could lead countries to come to the table to bring down tariffs across the board."
One commentator fumed ... Meanwhile another said PREDICTION: President Trump's global tariff war is either going to be a spectacular success or a total disaster. I have no clue which."
He bravely asserted on X - formerly known as Twitter This guy needs to hurry up and make the robot version of himself, because it can’t possibly have less charisma than the real thing,
This is like a kitchen remodel or a bathroom remodel. There’s a bit of a mess at the beginning, but everybody has a long-term look at where we’re headed.”
As Senator James Lankford put it on CNN Spending all that cash just to watch the whole thing burst into flames? Now he knows what it’s like to buy a Tesla,
Great, it’s like a home remodel! I feel much better about tariffs now that you compared it to something famous for costing people way more than they ever expected,
Ah yes, the 1930 Smoot-Hawley tariffs. Just one of the reasons we remember Herbert Hoover as our greatest president,
What’s happening on Tuesday is a vote for which party controls the US House of Representatives … and whichever party controls the House to a significant degree controls the country, which then steers the course of western civilization.”
As Musk put it at a rally in his signature flat tone If you’re not steeped in the wonky language of beltway insiders, that basically means they were spitballing ideas through the bathroom door at 3am,
Normally you might not pay super close attention to the results of a state supreme court race in Wisconsin, but it became a huge deal because of how much time and money Musk poured into it,
The richest man in the world tried to buy the race for the losing candidate,
Liberation day” “sounds like the fake holiday your friends make up after you get dumped,
joked Michael Kosta on The Daily Show There’s a lot of bad news, but last night we got a much-needed booster shot of good news right in the arm while RFK wasn’t looking,
said Seth Meyers of the Wisconsin supreme court race So it turns out democracy still has a pulse,
For a guy who’s been touting tariffs for months, seems like this all came together at the last minute,
the Late Show host continued Thanks to Donald Trump, America is finally free from the tyranny of being able to buy stuff from other countries,
Colbert told the studio audience
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