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SamuelTheThird

(762 posts)
Thu Jan 22, 2026, 05:18 PM Jan 22

Trump Threatens 'Big Retaliation' If Europe Dumps US Assets

(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump vowed “big retaliation” if European countries sell US assets in response to his tariff threats related to Greenland, adding pressure on them to stick with an emerging deal over the future of the island.

“If they do, they do. But you know, if that would happen, there would be a big retaliation on our part,” Trump said Thursday during a Fox Business interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos. “And we have all the cards.”

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-threatens-big-retaliation-europe-141035464.html

Concerted seling by Europe (if they get private entities there on board as well) would completely fuck the US. What does he think he can do?

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Trump Threatens 'Big Retaliation' If Europe Dumps US Assets (Original Post) SamuelTheThird Jan 22 OP
STFU.............. Lovie777 Jan 22 #1
What's he going to do? Nuke 'em? The US will soon be as bankrupt as his casinos. sinkingfeeling Jan 22 #2
He's already played that card. STFU Donny. C_U_L8R Jan 22 #3
World leaders are beginning to tell him STFU, Daddy (nt) Kennah Jan 22 #4
Fuck Trump America!! aeromanKC Jan 22 #5
More fake tariffs? He fucks everything up then Klarkashton Jan 22 #6
Well, if no tariffs, then no retaliation. no_hypocrisy Jan 22 #7
No, they are starting making small moves to divesting SamuelTheThird Jan 22 #9
LOL. With what money? PSPS Jan 22 #8
Europe doesn't want your deals vapor2 Jan 22 #10

PSPS

(15,263 posts)
8. LOL. With what money?
Thu Jan 22, 2026, 06:05 PM
Jan 22

The interest on the debt alone would consume more than all of the tax collected. Long bonds would hover around, what? 20%?

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