@Lawrence O’donnald
Please use he most telling Brandon of the “Tariffs”
Call them what they are namely IMPORT DUTY
The “tariff” is only the rate applied

Would help change the nonsense impression of the exporter paying the IMPORT DUTY

for long range stealth planes or Nuclear or hunter killer subs with each such item costing around 80 - 100 billion if productions is included - good luck America

Be careful what you wish for - Europe will challenge US to be preeminent military of the World with Germany again the prime force within

Even if we just assume for 4 Trumpy years it would be cut to 580 billion and thus the US would need to scrap all new projects for long range stealth planes or Nuclear or hunter killer subs with each such item costing around 80 - 100 billion if productions re included - good luck America

Latest discussions center on a European Defense Budget due for a hike of 270 billion dollars which would mean a total annual budget of 820 billion or on par with current US budget which is said to be reduced by 8% each year for next 10 years 😯which if followed would make it < 450 billion.

Many parts and components in US defense products are of European origin and patents so as tough as the switch may be it’s quite possible?

I don’t see an easy short term future.
Europe will need to establish a self supporting military force!

Be forewarned,
Latest Trump actions are causing a very rapid change in European attitude and planned military defense spending approach!
From buying US defense solutions to change to European purchases and accelerated developments
Wait for the screams from the Military Industrial Complex very soon

Maybe using the time honoured practice of calling “Tariffs” what they are; namely Duties paid on goods

Tariffs technically is the actual rate of the Duty to be paid

Interesting that the Boston Tea Party in December 1773 that kicked off the revolt against British Rule was caused by the introduction of tariffs.

A paradox that Mr. Trump, a self-professed “King” and idolised representative of MAGA— the proclaimed offspring of the Political Tea Party of the Obama !

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