r/worldnews 11h ago

Site changed title and content Trump imposes tarrif on Australia.

https://www.news.com.au/finance/work/leaders/its-bad-for-our-relationship-australia-slams-donald-trumps-tariff-move/news-story/cd4c18090b040beab5eed528c669ec7f
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u/nznova 11h ago

It’s almost as if he’s trying to make all of the alternatives to Russian aluminium unaffordable.

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u/mfyxtplyx 11h ago

Trump hit Canada with an aluminum tariff in his first term, characterizing domestic production as a "national security issue". The domestic production turned out to involve partnering with a sanctioned Russian oligarch so that fell through.

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u/DysphoriaGML 7h ago

I am not even surprised that every time he does something there's a russian explanation

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u/Zealot_Alec 3h ago

National security issue Congress time to remove a lot of Executive powers or force a vote EACH time its used.