The Trumps & Elon tweets thread (Had to make this since it's never ending)
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bssunilreddy
Keymaster
Trump increases tariffs on China from 10% to 20% while imposes 25% tariffs on Mexico & Canada and will come into effect from this Tuesday onwards.
blr_p
Oracle
Should add that Z's ploy with the minerals deal is to trap the US into providing a security guarantee.
Thing is Trump has flat out refused to offer any security guarantee
roadrash99
Galvanizer
RougeDiner
Beginner
Z wants some military enforcement atleast from his perspective while Trump says US presence would be a security guarantee enough both needs to find common ground in this.
In simple terms, Z wants regional geo-political level security for his country, well vetted arranged resources sharing is a compromise.
DTrump just want to extract UA's resources without any conditions, security is an after thought, once required resources accumulated UA will be again in trouble. Basically, DTrump's offer is mere hafta vasuli.
RougeDiner
Beginner
Not going to be easy considering Z words for him and Trump isn't one to take such words without action considering he's instead lessening pressure on russians let's see on how it plays out from here on after this disastrous meeting.
Moreover, didn't Z speak against dtrump in Pennsylvania before elections. What the heck was Z thinking ?
Feels this was planned on purpose and Z fell in right into the trap.
Always felt this Z dude slinky creepy. Billions of monies spent on nothing but destruction, brutal disaster and suffering of human life for all over the world and here it is...
RougeDiner
Beginner
Yep and JD Vance even brought that to his face while they were arguing about it and tbh there would have been a deal everything was set and ready with binders to the podiums but it was also probably because of how easy it was for Z to get support like he has from the Eu and Biden administration he thought he could get a leverage over the deal which was a bad idea considering Trump's background.
$840 billion plan to "Rearm Europe" announced
The announcement by the European Commission comes as the U.S. put an immediate pause on American military aid to Ukraine.
www.newsweek.com
roadrash99
Galvanizer
Did Zelensky campaign for Kamala Harris in 2024 election? What we know
JD Vance criticized Zelensky for a 2024 visit to Pennsylvania during a heated Oval Office meeting on Friday.
www.newsweek.com
That's not really campaigning. Howdy Modi also happened just before US elections (Sep 19) and was an actual rally with Trump, while this was just a plant visit, you will also have to classify that as foreign interference then.
bssunilreddy
Keymaster
Regarding Ceasefire deal between Ukraine & Russia
President Donald Trump directed his administration to "pause" military aid to Ukraine after the contentious meeting in the Oval Office with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday.
VP vance also said that President Donald Trump's administration is "already working" on a peace plan with the Russians. Vance was asked if the administration would welcome Zelenskyy back if he were willing to come back to the negotiating table. Vance said yes -- if Zelenskyy was willing to seriously engage.
On foreign policy, the president is expected to touch on his efforts to help broker a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia. He is also expected to focus on his administration's efforts to bring home hostages amid the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin spokesperson, told reporters. "If the U.S. suspends these supplies, it will probably be the best contribution to peace."
On protests from Students in US Universities, Schools & Colleges
Trump said "All Federal Funding will STOP for any College, School, or University that allows illegal protests," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "Agitators will be imprisoned/or permanently sent back to the country from which they came. American students will be permanently expelled or, depending on on the crime, arrested. NO MASKS! Thank you for your attention to this matter."
The president will push Congress to pass more border security funding for deportations and the border wall, the official said.
Effect of tariffs on China retrospectively
Within minutes of the new U.S. tariffs taking effect, China unveiled on Tuesday its initial response by placing additional 10% to 15% tariffs on imported U.S. goods, like chicken, wheat, soybeans and beef.
The new tariffs of China are set to come into effect for goods shipped out next Monday, March 10.
China imposed tariffs of up to 15 percent on a raft of U.S. farm products and blacklisted more than 20 U.S. companies, marking a major escalation in a brewing trade war between the world’s two largest economies. Trump is increasing tariffs on Chinese products by an additional 10 percentage points, bringing the total tax on some Chinese products to 45 percent. The levies went into effect at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday.
Markets around the world
Wall Street lost momentum before the opening bell Tuesday and markets in Europe and Asia slid after new tariffs were imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, and more retaliatory tariffs were announced by China.
The declines added to a big selloff Monday. Futures for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq each fell 0.6% in premarket trading. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.3%.
In Europe at midday, Germany's DAX slipped 2.3%, while in Paris the CAC 40 declined 1.4%. Britain's FTSE 100 lost 0.5%.
In Asian trading, Tokyo's Nikkei 225 dropped 1.2% to 37,331.18, while the Hang Seng in Hong Kong lost 0.4% to 22,922.16. The Shanghai Composite index edged 0.2% higher to 3,324.21.
South Korea's Kospi gave up 0.2% to 2,528.92. Taiwan's Taiex shed 0.7%, while Bangkok's SET lost 1.1%.
The Moscow Exchange (MOEX) increased by more than 3 percent from approximately 3,143.12 points to 3,234.94 in the last day.
Effect of tariffs on Canada retrospectively
“Today, after a 30-day pause, the United States administration has decided to proceed with imposing 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian exports and 10 per cent tariffs on Canadian energy. Let me be unequivocally clear – there is no justification for these actions,” the statement said.
“Canada will not let this unjustified action go unanswered. Should American tariffs come into effect tonight, Canada will, effective 12:01am EST tomorrow (Tuesday), respond with 25 per cent tariffs.”
Mr Trump on Monday said there was “no room left to make a deal” and confirmed that his tariffs would go into effect on Tuesday, ending a 30-day pause.
“Because of the tariffs imposed by the US, Americans will pay more for groceries, gas and cars, and potentially lose thousands of jobs,” the statement said.
Source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/feed?ocid=nl_article_link
President Donald Trump directed his administration to "pause" military aid to Ukraine after the contentious meeting in the Oval Office with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday.
VP vance also said that President Donald Trump's administration is "already working" on a peace plan with the Russians. Vance was asked if the administration would welcome Zelenskyy back if he were willing to come back to the negotiating table. Vance said yes -- if Zelenskyy was willing to seriously engage.
On foreign policy, the president is expected to touch on his efforts to help broker a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia. He is also expected to focus on his administration's efforts to bring home hostages amid the Israel-Hamas conflict.
Dmitry Peskov, Kremlin spokesperson, told reporters. "If the U.S. suspends these supplies, it will probably be the best contribution to peace."
On protests from Students in US Universities, Schools & Colleges
Trump said "All Federal Funding will STOP for any College, School, or University that allows illegal protests," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "Agitators will be imprisoned/or permanently sent back to the country from which they came. American students will be permanently expelled or, depending on on the crime, arrested. NO MASKS! Thank you for your attention to this matter."
The president will push Congress to pass more border security funding for deportations and the border wall, the official said.
Effect of tariffs on China retrospectively
Within minutes of the new U.S. tariffs taking effect, China unveiled on Tuesday its initial response by placing additional 10% to 15% tariffs on imported U.S. goods, like chicken, wheat, soybeans and beef.
The new tariffs of China are set to come into effect for goods shipped out next Monday, March 10.
China imposed tariffs of up to 15 percent on a raft of U.S. farm products and blacklisted more than 20 U.S. companies, marking a major escalation in a brewing trade war between the world’s two largest economies. Trump is increasing tariffs on Chinese products by an additional 10 percentage points, bringing the total tax on some Chinese products to 45 percent. The levies went into effect at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday.
Markets around the world
Wall Street lost momentum before the opening bell Tuesday and markets in Europe and Asia slid after new tariffs were imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, and more retaliatory tariffs were announced by China.
The declines added to a big selloff Monday. Futures for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq each fell 0.6% in premarket trading. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.3%.
In Europe at midday, Germany's DAX slipped 2.3%, while in Paris the CAC 40 declined 1.4%. Britain's FTSE 100 lost 0.5%.
In Asian trading, Tokyo's Nikkei 225 dropped 1.2% to 37,331.18, while the Hang Seng in Hong Kong lost 0.4% to 22,922.16. The Shanghai Composite index edged 0.2% higher to 3,324.21.
South Korea's Kospi gave up 0.2% to 2,528.92. Taiwan's Taiex shed 0.7%, while Bangkok's SET lost 1.1%.
The Moscow Exchange (MOEX) increased by more than 3 percent from approximately 3,143.12 points to 3,234.94 in the last day.
Effect of tariffs on Canada retrospectively
“Today, after a 30-day pause, the United States administration has decided to proceed with imposing 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian exports and 10 per cent tariffs on Canadian energy. Let me be unequivocally clear – there is no justification for these actions,” the statement said.
“Canada will not let this unjustified action go unanswered. Should American tariffs come into effect tonight, Canada will, effective 12:01am EST tomorrow (Tuesday), respond with 25 per cent tariffs.”
Mr Trump on Monday said there was “no room left to make a deal” and confirmed that his tariffs would go into effect on Tuesday, ending a 30-day pause.
“Because of the tariffs imposed by the US, Americans will pay more for groceries, gas and cars, and potentially lose thousands of jobs,” the statement said.
Source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/feed?ocid=nl_article_link