373 Comments

The clincher was, he told Enrique Peña Nieto that he remembered Pearl Harbor.

Expand full comment

Thank you sir-or-madam!

Expand full comment

Well yes, I know the EU didn't exist then. But what was the nature of their opposition to the idea at the time, and what brought them around?

Expand full comment

What?He's negotiating with the outgoing guy, with the overt plan being to get something signable in front of congress before the deadline (of 90 days before the new guy is officially in office), so I don't get your comment. Who is he negotiating with before they take office, now?

Expand full comment

Were I a peasant presented with such food, I should count myself a king.

...At least until my bowl was empty.

Expand full comment

When you're a bottomfeeder, the only race you can win is a race to the bottom.

Expand full comment

"Hello?... Uh... Hello D- uh hello Dmitri? Listen uh uh I can't hear too well. Do you suppose you could turn the music down just a little?... Oh-ho, that's much better... yeah... huh... yes... Fine, I can hear you now, Dmitri... Clear and plain and coming through fine... I'm coming through fine, too, eh?... Good, then... well, then, as you say, we're both coming through fine..."

Expand full comment

so, one of the 'provisions' of the 'trade deal' is that 45% of cars must be assembled by workers making at least $16 per hour...i wonder if they ran that past the average UAW line worker, who would stand to lose at least $6 per hour if this 'provision' were accidentally somehow on purpose-like used to drive wages down (or more likely, send more assembly to mexico, killing more jobs here) heeennnnnggghh?

Expand full comment

Federal judge so should be the US.

Expand full comment

Sort of, there was the EEC which was debating whether to deepen existing ties or broaden membership. They went for the latter and in 1981 Greece joined which was the first of the shitty economies to do so.

Expand full comment

So is this going to be like the trade deal with the EU, where Juncker (who doesn't officially have the authority to make trade deals) got Trump to back down on tariffs by agreeing to buy a bunch of stuff the Europeans were planning to buy anyway?

Expand full comment

IK,R?

Expand full comment

Besides... material negotiations between an administration who has not yet taken office and another nation is the very same thing trumpf is in trouble for already. I guess this time it's allowed but damn.

Expand full comment

Aw, jeez, I just can't STAND this frickin' guy anymore! Make it stop! Ay chihuahua

Expand full comment

Thanks, $5F.

Expand full comment