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BumRushDaShow

(171,409 posts)
Fri May 1, 2026, 03:30 PM 15 hrs ago

Trump says he'll place 25% tariff on autos from the EU, accusing it of not complying with trade deal

Source: AP

Updated 3:11 PM EDT, May 1, 2026


WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said on Friday that he will increase the tariffs charged on cars and trucks from the European Union next week to 25%, a move that could jolt the world economy at a fragile moment.

Trump said in a social media post that the EU “is not complying with our fully agreed to Trade Deal,” though he did not flesh out his objections in the post.

Asked by reporters on Friday about the increase in import taxes as he departed the White House for Florida, Trump said the EU was not “as usual” adhering to last year’s trade framework, without detailing the source of the tension. He added that he believed the shift to higher tariffs “forces them to move their factory production much faster” to the U.S.

Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen had agreed to the trade deal last July. It set a tariff ceiling of 15% on most goods, though the Supreme Court this year ruled against the legal authority that Trump had used to charge that tax. This left Trump looking for substitute authorities, and his administration has imposed a 10% tax while investigating trade imbalances and national security issues to put in new tariffs to make up for lost revenues.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/trump-tariffs-eu-autos-trade-800e6ed469b73cd4c144edb65e40ba72

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Trump says he'll place 25% tariff on autos from the EU, accusing it of not complying with trade deal (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 15 hrs ago OP
I thought the courts decided that El Bloat-O cannot impose tariffs - only congress. Marie Marie 14 hrs ago #1
shitstain could never read past 3rd grade, at most. dave99 14 hrs ago #2
Republicans have never been ones to obey the law, and Democrats very seldomly hold them accountable LiberalArkie 14 hrs ago #3
"Republicans have never been ones to obey the law, and Democrats very seldomly hold them accountable" BumRushDaShow 13 hrs ago #7
I wasn't really thinking of now as much as in the past LiberalArkie 5 min ago #14
Can't under International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) pat_k 11 hrs ago #9
hes already used the thirrd one worldwide moonshinegnomie 10 hrs ago #13
SCOTUS said it was unconstitutional to use the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose tariffs. Ms. Toad 10 hrs ago #11
what trade deal did they violate and how did they violate it? ChicagoTeamster 14 hrs ago #4
The marmalade shartcannon is just butthurt.... Brother Buzz 13 hrs ago #5
He wanted them to lose ships, troops, and aircraft as well as lose money in the strait of Hormuz ChicagoTeamster 13 hrs ago #6
Well--how can Trump acuse The European Comm. of not folling the trade deal when the USSC said no dice??? riversedge 11 hrs ago #8
This! "Deal" extorted by tariff imposed illegally is void. pat_k 11 hrs ago #10
Someone must have mentioned the Epstein files. n/t flvegan 10 hrs ago #12

Marie Marie

(11,434 posts)
1. I thought the courts decided that El Bloat-O cannot impose tariffs - only congress.
Fri May 1, 2026, 04:54 PM
14 hrs ago

Is this a loophole or him just ignoring the laws - AGAIN!

LiberalArkie

(19,894 posts)
3. Republicans have never been ones to obey the law, and Democrats very seldomly hold them accountable
Fri May 1, 2026, 05:10 PM
14 hrs ago

So kind of like spoiling a kid really makes them keep upping the bar.

BumRushDaShow

(171,409 posts)
7. "Republicans have never been ones to obey the law, and Democrats very seldomly hold them accountable"
Fri May 1, 2026, 05:30 PM
13 hrs ago

Democrats most certainly HAVE tried to hold them accountable...and what happens? The COURTS.

See John Roberts as the #1 example as Chief Protector of all things criminal done by the GOP.

The GOP manages to get "the best 'due process' that money can buy".

pat_k

(13,688 posts)
9. Can't under International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA)
Fri May 1, 2026, 08:08 PM
11 hrs ago

It is only those tariffs imposed under IEEPA that were deemed illegal.

Here is Gemini's list of possible alternative authorities.

Imposing tariffs under one of the first two would certainly be challenged by somebody because there is no factual basis for the rationale. And since he's threatening 25% tariffs, he can't use the third.

Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962: This provision allows the president to impose tariffs if imports threaten national security. Trump has previously used this for steel/aluminum and is, as of May 2026, pivoting to this, as detailed in this Wikipedia article, to target specific sectors.

Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974: This gives the president authority to act against unfair foreign trade practices.

Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974: This allows for temporary (up to 150 days) import duties of up to 15% to address balance-of-payments issues, such as large trade deficits.

moonshinegnomie

(4,047 posts)
13. hes already used the thirrd one worldwide
Fri May 1, 2026, 08:48 PM
10 hrs ago

after te court threw out his first tariffs he used that option and they expire fairly soon.

Ms. Toad

(38,765 posts)
11. SCOTUS said it was unconstitutional to use the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose tariffs.
Fri May 1, 2026, 08:36 PM
10 hrs ago

It didn't say they couldn't be imposed under another authority.

ChicagoTeamster

(1,157 posts)
4. what trade deal did they violate and how did they violate it?
Fri May 1, 2026, 05:10 PM
14 hrs ago

Now that he posted his stupid screed about Germany, Italy, and Spain as a screen for abandoning our NATO allies, he needs an excuse to energize the MAGA base. He's an idiot who thinks that as long as he throws out simplistic explanations as he does things the idiots will just wave their MAGA and Trump flags and accept higher prices and more job losses. That's his fix to losing the mid terms.

Brother Buzz

(40,232 posts)
5. The marmalade shartcannon is just butthurt....
Fri May 1, 2026, 05:20 PM
13 hrs ago

Because EU didn’t jump in and support his war with Iran.

ChicagoTeamster

(1,157 posts)
6. He wanted them to lose ships, troops, and aircraft as well as lose money in the strait of Hormuz
Fri May 1, 2026, 05:24 PM
13 hrs ago

so that they wouldn't have the resources to fight Vlad. They wouldn't fall for it and now he's implementing Vlad's follow up plan.

riversedge

(81,355 posts)
8. Well--how can Trump acuse The European Comm. of not folling the trade deal when the USSC said no dice???
Fri May 1, 2026, 07:56 PM
11 hrs ago



...........Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen had agreed to the trade deal last July. It set a tariff ceiling of 15% on most goods, though the Supreme Court this year ruled against the legal authority that Trump had used to charge that tax..

pat_k

(13,688 posts)
10. This! "Deal" extorted by tariff imposed illegally is void.
Fri May 1, 2026, 08:14 PM
11 hrs ago

I have no idea what was actually signed -- if anything (seems some of the felon's announced "deals" have never been put in writing or signed by anyone) but I can't imagine how it would have been framed that would not result in it being rendered void when the tariff imposed to extort the "deal" was struck down.

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