The corrupt Trump family and his billionaire pals not missing an opportunity to shake down every nation the U.S. "negotiates" with during his world grifting tour.
Vietnam fast-tracks approval for Trump resort in mad dash to stave off tariffs: report
The administration is negotiating with more than 70 trading partners, many of whom are trying to eliminate the trade imbalances Trump says the tariffs are meant to even out, but it's not clear the spending spree – or other favors to him and his allies – will appease the president, who announced the reciprocal tariffs April 2 but agreed to pause them until July, reported the Wall Street Journal.
"Vietnam, which has a surplus of more than $120 billion with the U.S. and saw tariffs on its goods rise to 46% on Liberation Day, shows how anxious countries are to stave off the duties," the Journal reported. "It recently closed a $300 million financing deal to buy a fleet of new Boeing jets. It pushed through the authorization of Starlink, the satellite internet service owned by Elon Musk, a close Trump adviser. And it accelerated the approvals for a $1.5 billion Trump resort."
Vietnam fast-tracks approval for Trump resort in mad dash to stave off tariffs: report
The administration is negotiating with more than 70 trading partners, many of whom are trying to eliminate the trade imbalances Trump says the tariffs are meant to even out, but it's not clear the spending spree – or other favors to him and his allies – will appease the president, who announced the reciprocal tariffs April 2 but agreed to pause them until July, reported the Wall Street Journal.
"Vietnam, which has a surplus of more than $120 billion with the U.S. and saw tariffs on its goods rise to 46% on Liberation Day, shows how anxious countries are to stave off the duties," the Journal reported. "It recently closed a $300 million financing deal to buy a fleet of new Boeing jets. It pushed through the authorization of Starlink, the satellite internet service owned by Elon Musk, a close Trump adviser. And it accelerated the approvals for a $1.5 billion Trump resort."