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Newsweek: Why do MAGA Republicans hate Europe?

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In May 1988, Republican President Ronald Reagan spoke from the Oval Office in an address not targeted at the American people, but the citizens of Western Europe. The president was planning a trip to meet with Soviet Union General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev and wanted to make his commitment to Europe clear.

Staring directly at the camera, Reagan said: “Shared [moral] standards and beliefs tie us to Europe today. They are the essence of the community of free nations to which we belong.”

Thirty years later, in July 2018, while sitting for an interview with CBS at his Turnberry golf resort in Scotland, Republican President Donald Trump was asked to name America’s top global foe. “Well, I think we have a lot of foes,” Trump said. “I think the European Union is a foe, what they do to us in trade. Now you wouldn’t think of the European Union, but they’re a foe.”

Why do MAGA Republicans hate Europe?
The Trump administration’s stance on Europe has grabbed headlines, but the Republican Party’s icy posture toward internationalism goes back decades.

https://www.newsweek.com/maga-republicans-donald-trump-jd-vance-europe-2071814

USA Today: While in tariff negotiations, Trump group gets approval for massive golf resort in Vietnam

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As tariffs continue to be negotiated between the United States and various countries, the Trump organization has gotten approval to put $1.5 billion in investments into golf courses, hotels and real estate projects in the Southeast Asian country of Vietnam.

According to our partner Reuters, the Vietnamese government approved a plan for a project, planned on nearly 2,500 acres of land, which will feature a complex of golf courses, resorts, hotels, and a modern residential project.

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As tariffs continue to be negotiated between the United States and various countries, the Trump organization has gotten approval to put $1.5 billion in investments into golf courses, hotels and real estate projects in the Southeast Asian country of Vietnam.

According to our partner Reuters, the Vietnamese government approved a plan for a project, planned on nearly 2,500 acres of land, which will feature a complex of golf courses, resorts, hotels, and a modern residential project.

While in tariff negotiations, Trump group gets approval for massive golf resort in Vietnam
The Vietnamese government approved a plan for a project, planned on nearly 2,500 acres of land, which will feature a complex of golf courses, resorts, hotels, and a modern residential project.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/while-tariff-negotiations-trump-group-162136676.html

USA Today: How will Trump’s tariffs affect grocery store prices? We explain.

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“The short answer is yes, prices are going to go up,” said David Ortega, a food economist and professor at Michigan State University. “They may not skyrocket for all imported products, but they will go up. Tariffs are a tax on imports, so by definition, they are inflationary.”

While higher tariffs could still be coming after a 90-day-pause, the baseline 10% tariff on all goods, plus higher duties on Chinese products already in effect are a big increase in food costs for American’s budgets, said Thomas Gremillion, director of food policy at The Consumer Federation of America.

“The 10% ‘default’ tariffs alone represent a truly historic federal tax increase, maybe the largest in my lifetime, with a highly regressive impact,” Gremillion said.

How will Trump’s tariffs affect grocery store prices? We explain.
How will Trump’s tariffs or the threat of more tariffs affect grocery store prices?

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/how-will-trump-s-tariffs-affect-grocery-store-prices-we-explain/ar-AA1Eco8Y