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apnu

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37. Trump is punching is base in the nuts again

Thu May 31, 2018, 10:34 AM

May 2018

Many of these cars are made in Trump friendly 'right to work states' like South Carolina.

combine that with the aluminum and steel tariffs he's also floating today, and we can see Trump saying "fuck you" to the Rust Belt and American manufacturing. He carried much of the Rust Belt in 2016.

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Trump reportedly poised to ban German luxury carmakers in the US [View all] demmiblue May 2018 OP

Just curious. Is this DJT driving a Mercedes? no_hypocrisy May 2018 #1

No, it's a Rolls Royce ansible May 2018 #22

Rolls Royce. Now owned by BMW. Wunderbar! mwooldri May 2018 #39

He's owned and driven more than one Benz. Totally Tunsie Jun 2018 #46

I'd Be Curious RobinA May 2018 #2

Another thing I was wondering was why driving a Mercedes LuvNewcastle May 2018 #6

He dislikes Merkle . This is another personal attack towards a whole country. I hope the EU notdarkyet May 2018 #16

I'd be curious maxrandb May 2018 #19

Good One RobinA May 2018 #40

It doesn't and will be slapped down by the WTO paleotn May 2018 #26

Why?? Didn't GOP hate Obama helping US car makers? What T crony hates Mercedes Benz? bobbieinok May 2018 #3

Mercedes should strategically mothball their Alabama location for a bit. Freethinker65 May 2018 #4

Mercedes US headquarters is near me greymattermom May 2018 #14

BMW is near me, in another red state. nt raccoon Jun 2018 #47

Wish that there is safeinOhio May 2018 #5

Chip on his shoulder against Angela Merkel, probably. Kittycow May 2018 #7

I think that you nailed it, tRump is vindictive. CentralMass May 2018 #13

Asshole. Many Mercedes are made in th US, I believe all their "C" lines are. lark May 2018 #8

Is this just an opening line to some "negotiations"... NeoGreen May 2018 #9

Past April 1st and not The Onion... durablend May 2018 #10

German luxury cars Newcanuck May 2018 #11

Astonishing -- thanks for the info RandomAccess May 2018 #31

Also, BMW supports educational programs in South Carolina. mahatmakanejeeves May 2018 #33

What to add to the conversation, Wellstone ruled Jun 2018 #53

Add to this DAMANgoldberg May 2018 #43

Maybe some of these BMW employees will get their heads out of their arses. nt raccoon Jun 2018 #48

Probably another shakedown involved. Dave Starsky May 2018 #12

Their stocks been shorted already. Like the trades on 9/11 elehhhhna May 2018 #17

Floating the insane option, to make the rest of his trade war look "reasonable" muriel_volestrangler May 2018 #15

There really is no word to describe the stupidity and ignorance of deranged tRump. n/t RKP5637 May 2018 #18

Anybody taking bets on when Great Recession II hits? sinkingfeeling May 2018 #20

It's my working assumption that it will hit within the year. n/t MBS May 2018 #23

Ah, a New Deal! Firestorm49 May 2018 #21

Yeah, that will go over real well..... Chakaconcarne May 2018 #24

Much of their US sales.... paleotn May 2018 #25

So let BMW and MB shut down their plants in the deep south . . . hatrack May 2018 #28

Trade wars TimeSnowDemos May 2018 #27

Does Trump know that Mercedes Benz makes cars in Alabama? Botany May 2018 #29

He told his rich friends to short the stocks. truthisfreedom May 2018 #30

Donald Trump Misses Driving. So Would You If You Owned His Cars mahatmakanejeeves May 2018 #32

This will backfire - like everything else he does FakeNoose May 2018 #34

Which is no big deal for them. apnu May 2018 #38

so are we going to have to make dealerships whole? mopinko May 2018 #35

Good point. I guess whoever is running American Service Center in Arlington, Virginia, is mahatmakanejeeves May 2018 #36

Trump is punching is base in the nuts again apnu May 2018 #37

Trying to block Daimler AG from the US market is stupid. mwooldri May 2018 #41

Add to this DAMANgoldberg May 2018 #44

Also add MTU marine engines jmowreader Jun 2018 #49

Trump Threatens To Push German Carmakers From The U.S. Market: Report mahatmakanejeeves May 2018 #42

I thought this was an Onion story BadGimp May 2018 #45

MAGA baby! workinclasszero Jun 2018 #50

Would cause horrific harm to our economy. This new jobs report will convince his base Eliot Rosewater Jun 2018 #51

More chaos... Zoonart Jun 2018 #52

*** the headline has changed *** it's stop imports, not "ban". unblock Jun 2018 #54

Putin will pay Trump a bonus for this one! lagomorph777 Jun 2018 #55

Ah, but importing Russian Ladas will probably be just fine mainer Jun 2018 #56