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apnu

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38. Which is no big deal for them.
Thu May 31, 2018, 10:36 AM
May 2018

Most EU people don't drive American cars. They are there, I saw a few of them in Rome last year, but I also saw the Romans sneering at the giant, out-of-place, American imports.

But here in the states, European luxury cars are an important status symbol.

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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
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