Trump Tariffs UK & Australia

Trump has placed tariffs on Australia and the UK. The Australian Prime Minister has been trying to call Trump but he won’t take his call. He says they’ve tried everything including sending a message through the embassy but no luck. The UK says that all options are on the table. But neither country has retaliated yet – for what seems to be two reasons: 1) They believe they can convince Trump to remove the tariffs due to their deep alliance, and 2) they’re trying to send the message that countries that are supposed to be like family don’t do this to each other. Both Australia and the UK have trade surpluses with the US, meaning they buy more American products than America buys from them. Trade deficits have been a chief complaint from Trump which is why they feel so blindsided. In their eyes, they did everything right. The EU and Canada were also tariffed but are taking a different approach. The EU has placed 28 billion dollars worth of tariffs on steel and aluminum, but also textiles, home appliances, food, motorcycles, bourbon, peanut butter, and jeans. Their tariffs are aimed at Republican states. Canada has hit the US with 25% tariffs on 20 billion dollars worth of goods like computers, sports equipment and cast iron products. So those are the two approaches that America’s allies are taking. The EU and Canada seem to believe that Trump is like a rabid dog that has to be beaten with a stick. While the UK and Australia are taking a play dead approach.

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