„Wir müssen den Mut zu klaren Einschnitten haben“ / “Nous devons avoir le courage de faire des coupes claires” Mon interview Handelsblatt Jakob Hanke Vela 👇 handelsblatt.com/100103739.html… #

Brussels is watching amazed, as Trump destroys the US economy. "Nobody in the Commission thought that the US government would be this stupid and self-destructive," an EU official tells me. "That they would blow up their own country by letting ChatGPT make their trade policy." 🧵

An EU official to Jakob Hanke Vela: "Nobody in the Commission thought the U.S. government would be this stupid and self-destructive — that they would blow up their own country by letting ChatGPT make their trade policy."

Trump just hit pause on his tariffs. On Monday, EU ministers bet he would blink by the end of the month. It took him three days.

PS1. Think of common intelligent retaliation not just by EU, but EU+Japan+Canada+Brazil+whoever is willing to participate. The more countries, the better the common intelligent retaliation list. By cutting more sources, common tariffs on some products hurt the US more; by

I’m watching a video of distinguished, talented American diplomats departing the State Department to the applause of their colleagues and the tearful embraces of loved ones waiting outside. My heart is with you today. ⬇️ 🧵

"Now we will also impose tariffs. It is a stupid process. But we have to do it. We will now impose tariffs on Harley Davidson, on blue jeans, Levis, on Bourbon. We can also do stupid. We also have to be this stupid" Juncker responding to Trump's trade tariffs to EU (in 2018)

Spain has contracted Huawei to store its judicial wiretaps. At this point, just CC Xi Jinping and cut out the middleman. theobjective.com/economia/2025-…