# TIG plays "victim" card, says tarrifs on EU goods will be 25% **URL:** \ **Category:** Macro Economic Trends and Risks\ **Created:** [February 26, 2025, 9:57pm UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/tig-plays-victim-card-says-tarrifs-on-eu-goods-will-be-25/113891 "2025-02-26T21:57:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![steve203](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/motleyfoolfree/user_avatar/discussion.fool.com/steve203/32/3302_2.png) [@steve203](https://discussion.fool.com/u/steve203)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2025, 9:57pm UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/tig-plays-victim-card-says-tarrifs-on-eu-goods-will-be-25/113891/1 "2025-02-26T21:57:14Z")
_“We have made a decision,” Trump said during a cabinet meeting Wednesday afternoon. “We’ll be announcing it very soon, and it’ll be 25% generally speaking, and that’ll be on cars and all of the things,” Trump said, framing the bloc as an adversary that has taken advantage of the US._ _“I mean, look, let’s be honest,” Trump said. “The European Union was formed in order to screw the United States. That’s the purpose of it, and they’ve done a good job of it. But now I’m president.”_ > **[Trump threatens new EU tariffs, outlines possible April 2 date for new...](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-threatens-new-eu-tariffs-outlines-possible-april-2-date-for-new-mexico-canada-levies-211551390.html)** > > The president widened his trade battle as he seeks greater concessions from Europe. Steve ---
**Author:** ![buynholdisdead](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/motleyfoolfree/user_avatar/discussion.fool.com/buynholdisdead/32/12874_2.png) [@buynholdisdead](https://discussion.fool.com/u/buynholdisdead)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2025, 10:38pm UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/tig-plays-victim-card-says-tarrifs-on-eu-goods-will-be-25/113891/2 "2025-02-26T22:38:30Z")
> [@steve203](#): > > “I mean, look, let’s be honest,” Trump said. One word that should never be in a sentence with our President. Mean yes but never honest. ---
**Author:** ![mostlylong](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/motleyfoolfree/user_avatar/discussion.fool.com/mostlylong/32/3943_2.png) [@mostlylong](https://discussion.fool.com/u/mostlylong)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2025, 11:20pm UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/tig-plays-victim-card-says-tarrifs-on-eu-goods-will-be-25/113891/3 "2025-02-26T23:20:32Z")
> [@steve203](#): > > “We’ll be announcing it very soon, and it’ll be 25% generally speaking, and that’ll be on cars and all of the things,” Trump said, framing the bloc as an adversary that has taken advantage of the US. I’ve heard many proclamations. Let’s see if there are actual implementations. Tax cuts I believe will be implemented, or at least tried very earnestly. Material tariffs, deportations? I’m skeptical. ---
**Author:** ![steve203](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/motleyfoolfree/user_avatar/discussion.fool.com/steve203/32/3302_2.png) [@steve203](https://discussion.fool.com/u/steve203)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2025, 1:22am UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/tig-plays-victim-card-says-tarrifs-on-eu-goods-will-be-25/113891/4 "2025-02-27T01:22:24Z")
> [@mostlylong](#): > > Material tariffs, deportations? I’m skeptical. His trend, in talks with Japanese and Indian PMs has been to use high tariffs as leverage to force those countries to buy US oil and gas. The EU presently imports oil and gas from several sources. If TIG follows his pattern, he will threaten our allies with economic ruin, unless they increase their o&g purchases from the US “bigly”. The UK is also a net importer of hydrocarbon fuels, since 2013, so they will probably get the same treatment. ![Screenshot 2025-02-26 at 20-16-44 EU imports of energy products continue to drop - News articles - Eurostat](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/motleyfoolfree/original/3X/6/5/650ec58a8b1e07bf055561eb72af948a7d19f35d.png) ![Screenshot 2025-02-26 at 20-16-59 EU imports of energy products continue to drop - News articles - Eurostat](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/motleyfoolfree/original/3X/8/d/8d54f74686f9aabde216b45091c7a046f1ff3014.png) > **[EU imports of energy products continue to drop](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/products-eurostat-news/w/ddn-20240701-1)** > > In the first quarter of 2024, the EU imported €95.5 billion worth of energy products, amounting to a total of 183.8 million tonnes. Compared with the same quarter of 2023, imports decreased both in value (-26.4%) and in net mass (-10.4%). The value... Steve ---
**Author:** ![CMFMints](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/motleyfoolfree/user_avatar/discussion.fool.com/cmfmints/32/3884_2.png) [@CMFMints](https://discussion.fool.com/u/CMFMints)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2025, 2:41pm UTC](https://discussion.fool.com/t/tig-plays-victim-card-says-tarrifs-on-eu-goods-will-be-25/113891/5 "2025-03-03T14:41:58Z")
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