US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Britain’s EU alignment is complicating efforts to expand last year’s trade deal, as new PM Andy Burnham weighs closer ties with Brussels.

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    The UK should declare him persona non grata and get a different shaved ape. It won’t change US policy, to the extent that such a thing exists, but at least it’ll inconvenience this tosser.

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    “Based on my conversations with the UK, where I say, ‘Hey, you’re free of the EU. Why don’t you liberalise a little bit, accept goods made to American standards, accept agricultural goods made to American standards?’” he said.

    Agreed, but they should also liberalize trade with China (both PRC and ROC), India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, and Africa.

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    8 days ago

    You don’t prioritise a deal with a serial backslider who will break the deal by introducing tariffs on a whim. Also none of us even want chlorinated hormone meat.

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    When the person you sleep with shits the bed repeatedly and on purpose, at some point you change partner. What a concept eh…

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    Why don’t you liberalise a little bit, accept goods made to American standards, accept agricultural goods made to American standards?

    Because no one wants brain worms or shitty lettuce.

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      Is this supposed to be facetious? Here in the good ol’ US of A, we feed our livestock shit and don’t give our pickers bathroom breaks.

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        Upvote or downvote? It’s not completely clear what you mean by “they”. I think you mean American standards are below European standards. In that case, yes.

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    well duh. Agreements with the usa are written in pencil. america untrustworthy and deceitful

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    8 days ago

    You mean to tell me that adding/removing tariffs multiple times a day every day, and threatening to annex your allies will make said allies choose trade relationships with other countries? Colour me fucking bamboozled.

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    and why wouldn’t they? Trump is a fickle bastard who doesn’t keep his promises, and is corrupt as fucking hell.