There is a certain irony in the timing all things considered. President Trump has given the EU until July 4, 2026, to fulfill the trade agreement previously negotiated (ie. the Turnberry Agreement) or 25% tariffs on EU automobiles will be triggered.
(Via Truth Social) – “I had a great call with The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. We discussed many topics, including that we are completely united that Iran can never have a Nuclear Weapon. We agreed that a regime that kills its own people cannot control a bomb that can kill millions. I’ve been waiting patiently for the EU to fulfill their side of the Historic Trade Deal we agreed in Turnberry, Scotland, the largest Trade Deal, ever! A promise was made that the EU would deliver their side of the Deal and, as per Agreement, cut their Tariffs to ZERO! I agreed to give her until our Country’s 250th Birthday or, unfortunately, their Tariffs would immediately jump to much higher levels. Thank you for your attention to this matter.” ~ President DONALD J. TRUMP
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer recently spoke directly about what was creating this problem. His interview and explanation in detail is below (MUST WATCH):
7/4/2026 … Outstanding Mr. President !
Turning the screws, and picking such an conspicuously important holiday.
Europe has always resented us for a host of reasons, least of which was for upsetting the Old Order by declaring that our rights originated with our Creator and not from governments formed by Men.
Talking about tariffs, this doesn’t sound good.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/05/breaking-federal-trade-court-strikes-down-trump-tariff/
Never ends.
Yep
IKR
It’s odd that tariffs are the only taxes Democrats don’t like.
kom·mis·sar (kŏm′ĭ-sär′)
n.
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a. An official of the Communist Party in charge of political indoctrination and the enforcement of party loyalty.
Sundance nails it.
Yes they are focused on next steps alright…. Next step to find a way to suckle on the US economy… BTW… if we are supplying our own oil at a glowbull market price why are our prices so high..? Could it be we are subsidizing the EU fuel cost… I’m sick of being the worlds money tree..
Speaks much of one’s character in consuming other’s wealth instead of learning how to cultivate their own.
PDJT better fix the price of gas before the mid-terms or he may get crushed. It was over $5.50 a gallon in St, Petersburg Fl today and will probably keep going up after the fighting continued in Iran today.
What fighting? Also, would you prefer to have $7 a gallon if DJT didn’t initiate his economic policies? Have some patience.
It’s only a problem because entitled Americans can’t understand that some sacrifice is necessary to ensure a future for our children and their children to come.
Here is one issue….we were stretched tight during Biden’s years…but there are many who live on tight budgets and are literally stretched to the limit now.
And those who live on SS are not rolling in cash. And the increases given, were taken away by Medicare and inflation.
I will tell you who is doing ok….and that is the union workers, who in IL vote for politicians that will raise taxes, to cover pension liabilities.
So many aspects in so many different places.
My last thought is that today, given all the fraud that has been uncovered…I think Americans have a right to feel entitled especially when Somali fraudsters are driving Mercedes and others are driving an econo car.
Why would people on SS be having a big impact from gas prices?
If they’re retired, where are they driving to?
I’m on SS and I can go two weeks without driving anywhere if gas prices were a problem.
Premium or regular? Last week in Port St. Lucie it was just over 4 dollars a gallon.
My IL ‘hood is 4.95.9 now down a whole 4 cents a gallon….
I bought premium, 1 1/2 gallons for the lawn mower…freaking Honda mower says to use premium….6 bucks a gallon.
And we are approaching vacation time and many people travel by car, they will not be happy.
The other thought, the Treehouse “rally queen”….heard Trump distinctly say that he would have energy costs cut in half…I believe the time frame referenced was a “year”….(am old and memory sometimes not good, just in case am off)…
Which leads me to the protests in Iran…were there alphabet agencies encouraging the protests, leading to this current situation? I do know their economy was very bad…but knowing they couldn’t pull another pandemic….? And just when things were getting better?
Gibbs Rule #39–There is no such thing as coincidence.
Delay and pray to their deep state idols fate will flip the USA once again into their cash cow.
As USTR Greer mentioned, they’ve had a long time to deal with this, and they’ve put in a lot of language that still needs to be negotiated. Makes you think the EU is slow-walking this thing.
Dithering as such snobs can be in thinking they could succeed.
The economic adjustments will continue until trade balances improve.
It’s because they are terrified of their people. Taking our money and flooding their nations with illegals was tolerated because it was business as usual because the gravy train was running hard keeping things afloat. Now the money is drying up and a whole lot of pissed off ethnic Europeans are about to wake up to the reality their “leaders” have put them in.
I see an occasional Rivian’s on the road, and more Tesla’s….
Buy American made cars.
Greer was/is impressive.
EU made promises last year that they had no intention of complying with, while at the same time expecting the U.S. to live up to our promises to the letter, and immediately at that. President Trump is now calling them on their deceit. He has given them one chance to fulfill their end of the bargain. When they don’t and he imposes those tariffs, they are not going to be able to get out from under those tariffs without putting more on the table, along with evidence that they actually intend to comply. PT knows what he is doing and they don’t.
PT is ratcheting up the pressure and consequences, while they are somehow deluded that they can win if they keep playing games. I suspect none of them have enough business experience to see what is coming their way if they keep playing those games.
It’s been a well kept secret that a much younger Ursula von der Leyen was in a famous music video from the 1980s…
Der Kommissar…
Did someone in the eee uuu read the proverbial local tea leaves?
( hint?
GB voting today has the ‘reform’ party winning some elections as people tire of illegal immigration. double standards regarding laws etc.
i.e. some awakening to truths occurring? )
I do not know
People know…
Once you see the Euro-Technocrats without their clothes, you can no longer unsee their naked irrelevance to any meaningful human intercourse in these times.
Ursula is a failed German politician with no portfolio or country, a barker with no bite, a failed applicant for NATO Secretary (and THAT is saying something), living her best life as a mouth-breathing recipient of Euro-Welfare.
The excesses of the Palace at Versailles under Louis XXX had NOTHING over these contemporary carpet baggers and scalawags with million Euro per diem accounts to sustain them.
Independence Day is Coming for our Great American Experience. We may experience a hiccup or two along the way, but we will also jettison A LOT of EXCESS BAGGAGE that has cause some sidetracks, speed bumps, unneeded hitchhikers and travelers, and wholly unnecessary expenditures in our journey to fulfill our special and distinctive destiny under God’s Creation.