In a post on Truth Social, Trump said additional 10% import tariffs would take effect on February 1 on goods from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Finland and Great Britain — all already subject to tariffs imposed by Trump.

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    18 hours ago

    This is the demonstration about why all his previous and future tariffs threatening must be ignored. Just 6 months ago all those countries agreed to buy billions of American made weapons and American oil&gas to get a measly 15% discount on tariffs paid by the us citizens. And now because the orange toddler can’t get the new toy, they agreed to spend those billions for nothing

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      18 hours ago

      Oh no?! Nothing is made in the US and there are far better and healthier alternatives to all your favourite snacks and foods. Drive me away harder daddy!

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          9 hours ago

          I understand tariffs, it hurts Americans trying to buy things from other countries. It’s an import issue, and America is a big market, but the world is finding a way to work around it. I was implying these other countries can boycott the USA in return and it’s easy to replace cheap American crap.