After Threats To ‘Destroy’ Turkish Economy, Trump Announces Hike In Steel Tariffs | Talking Points Memo

Even Les… :yum:

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Office of US Trade Representative

Imports

  • Turkey was the United States’ 33rd largest supplier of goods imports in 2018.

  • U.S. goods imports from Turkey totaled $10.3 billion in 2018, up 9.8% ($924 million) from 2017, and up 122.7% from 2008.

  • The top import categories (2-digit HS) in 2018 were: machinery ($1.2 billion), vehicles ($1.1 billion), carpets and other textile coverings ($591 million), iron and steel ($559 million), and special other (returns) ($535 million).

  • U.S. total imports of agricultural products from Turkey totaled $1.0 billion in 2018. Leading categories include: processed fruit & vegetables ($191 million), tobacco ($173 million), snack foods ($121 million), other vegetable oils ($116 million), and fruit & vegetable juices ($89 million).

  • U.S. imports of services from Turkey were an estimated $1.8 billion in 2017 (latest data available), 0.1% ($1 million) more than 2016, and 29.8% greater than 2007 levels. Leading services imports from Turkey to the U.S. were in the transportation, travel, and intellectual property (industrial processes) sectors.

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fascistbook is available. It’s what I call them anyway.

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Yes. That’s right. Very good my dear Squirrel-T. I appoint you sub-lieutenant of nut harvests.

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Jealous!

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The nomination was placed on the floor back in May.

The Parliamentarian agreed that “Robert’s Rules of Order” were strictly followed.

(Just before he legislatively milkshaked Matt Gaetz.)

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Ooooohh. I’m sure a Erdogan is terrified.

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OT, Ari Melber just announced that Michael McKinley, Pompeo’s senior advisor at State, is going to testify in the House.

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He’s been doing that one a lot, so he doesn’t have to wrack his brain to come up with something new. Does Turkey even produce steel? But, in all seriousness, Trump didn’t originate that. Erdogan told him on the phone call how to “destroy Turkey’s economy” in response to the upcoming slaughter they were no doubt having a chuckle over.

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Like Trump saying “Let MbS off the hook, I’ll owe you one. The Kurds? Deal!”

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Followed his gut that’s filled with McDonald’s hamberders and fried chicken.

Ewww.

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Putin must be thrilled that the two largest armies in NATO are having irreconcilable differences.

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I know. That’s pretty lame.

I know a much better way for Chiselin’ Trump to destroy the Turkish economy, and it’s guaranteed to work. All he has to do is get Erdogan to agree to convert the Turkish economy into a Chiselin’ Trump-managed casino. Problem solved!

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You know, he’s a fucking moron. What else is new???

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Word has come back from the front that upon receipt of this news, Turkish soldiers in mid-massacre threw down their guns and ran home crying.

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Destroying the economy of a country is an act of war. Turkey is not only an ally, it is a NATO ally.

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That could be interesting…

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“…Trump’s statement said he’d authorized sanctions on anyone “contributing to Turkey’s destabilizing actions in northeast Syria.””

He’s going to sanction himself then?

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Dice are rolling, the knives are out…

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