Trump told Macron that there are too many German cars in the United States.

[spanone]

Trump told Macron EU worse than China on trade

(CNN)President Donald Trump told French President Emmanuel Macron in April that the European Union is worse than China on trade during a conversation that portended the tense end to this year's G7 summit.

In a meeting at the White House during Macron's visit to Washington in April, he suggested the United States and France should work together to resolve shared trade problems with Beijing, prompting Trump to make his remark, a person in the room told CNN.

The source previously told CNN that Trump told Macron during their recent meeting in Washington that there are too many German cars in the United States. The source did not say that Trump explicitly said he wanted all German-made cars out of the US. Trump focused his conversation with Macron on German trade for about 15 minutes in the one-hour meeting.

Trump has been on a tear about German trade and cars in particular, bringing up the issues with other European leaders with whom he has met over the last few months, the source said.

https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/10/politics/trump-macron-european-union-china-trade/index.html

[no_hypocrisy]

1. And Trump owns and drives a Buick? And his kids?

I don't think so . . . . .

If anyone has access to car registrations in Albany, get back to us.

[Initech]

4. Republicans hate GM because Fox News told them they should.

Remember the "Government Motors" talking point? Yeah.

[TheBlackAdder]

13. Rick Perry wants to bail out Oil & Coal. When Gubmint Oil & Coal exist, will Repubs reject them?

I don't think so, they'll embrace them.

[Initech]

15. Yeah probably.

That "government money" talking point is a death sentence. They need the money, republicans give it to them, then the republicans turn around and shame them because they are psychopaths. They're like Lucy pulling the football from Charlie Brown, only they spit in his face and kick him in the ribs after it's done.

[JDC]

8. I remember reading an article years ago

About Trump buying a Maybach, and I'm sure every member of his family owns a BMW, Mercedes, Audi, and/or Porsche. Every one.

[Totally Tunsie]

14. Reposting my June 1 info about trump's car ownership...

Among other foreign imports, hippo-crit has himself owned at least a couple of Mercedes Benz autos.

[link:http://www.businessinsider.com/donald-trumps-car-collection-2017-1|

"Mercedes-Benz SLR McLaren

Car Keys


Over time, Trump has owned the likes of the Mercedes-owned Maybach limousine and the more recent S600 saloon, according to Goldasz.

"Probably the most intriguing Mercedes which Donald has owned, though, is the SLR McLaren supercar," he said. "It was originally launched back in 2003, back when Mercedes and McLaren Automotive were close partners. The combined efforts of these brands resulted in the creation of a striking two-door grand tourer which boasted 617bhp as standard from a supercharged V8. The only things possibly more striking than that were the car's Formula 1-esque nose and its big gullwing doors."

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

26. He liv..es in New York City. He probably doesn't own a car.

It's highly possible he doesn't even drive, which is par for the course for New Yorkers. Which is not a slam on New Yorkers, just a fact.

[no_hypocrisy]

32. I think he owns one.

There's a vid of him driving on M's F/B page.

[yardwork]

35. Trump has a fleet of luxury cars. There are many articles about those

[jmowreader]

47. A lot of New Yorkers have cars

I have this great picture (that I need to open a website so I have hosting space) of Fiat of Manhattan. On the window of the store was a special offer: one year free parking with any new car.

If I lived between the southern edge of Central Park and the FDR I wouldn’t have a car...public transportation in Manhattan is good and there are plenty of yellow cabs for those once-a-pay period major supply runs. Given that, if I lived in New York I’d live either north of 100th Street or in Brooklyn or the Bronx, because I’d still want a car.

[2naSalit]

2. Ha!

I am now even happier that I bought a BMW last month! Used but still.

[Initech]

3. Well soon there will be no American cars.

Chrysler kicked the bucket. Ford is dumping most of it's products, and the Trump fans hate General Motors because reasons. So what's the alternative?

[ProudLib72]

6. Tesla?

[Initech]

10. Yeah but who can afford a Model S?

The Model S retails for $90,000 and the Model X retails for well over $110,000. The Model 3 retails for $45,000. Who can afford that but middle managers who vote Trump? Oh right.

[ProudLib72]

12. Ok, how about Elio?

Elio Motors is an autocycle design company founded by Paul Elio in 2009. The three-wheeled Elio P4 aspires to attain a highway mileage rating of up to 84 mpg with regular automobile features such as power windows, a power door lock, cruise control, and air conditioning, all in an aerodynamic, enclosed vehicle body. The design also includes a safety system of multiple air bags, anti-lock brakes, traction control, steel unibody frame, and crumple zones. Elio has suggested that manufacturing could happen in Shreveport, Louisiana, but has yet to go into production. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elio_Motors

To date there are over 65K pre-orders. That's a lot of people who are paying for conceptual transportation! I guess if the Rump has his way, we will all be using conceptual transportation (dreaming of having a car while we walk).

[yonder]

27. Teleportation,

or a nationwide shift in planning and zoning codes. That might allow for more retail and commercial in otherwise residential areas. Mix it up a bit. Euro style. It may result in pedestrian/bike/elec/sub-auto uses for everyday needs to become more practical.

[Eyeball_Kid]

28. GM is on the long track of converting all passenger cars to all electric power.

More reason for Trumpy and his Fanboys to hate GM.

[Grassy Knoll]

5. Disaster Don Is The Most Worthless Resident In History...

..Fuck Off.

[Cha]

25. Or as Robert De Niro said at the Tony's.. Aussie Version..

Link to tweet

[bdamomma]

41. oh yes,

Robert DeNiro got a rousing applause from the audience for the Tony Awards, he was dropping the F bomb on tRump. Got to love DeNiro.

[pangaia]

7. What about Japanese cars?

There sure a lot of those. 5 out of my last 6 cars have been Japanese.

[ProudLib72]

9. Because everyone knows the Trabant was a German made car

[DFW]

11. If he thinks there are too many German cars in the USA,

Just wait til he finds out how many German cars there are here!

[mr_lebowski]

16. It's a very in-depth and complex calculus involved here ...

1) People can't call him the N@zi that he is ... if he's not getting along with Germany, and
2) Germany Is Russia's Mortal Enemy, and
3) He knows Merkel thinks he's a Piece of SHIT

Ergo, too many German cars in the USA.

[spanone]

17. his mind is gone. really, there are no thought processes going on.

he's full-on Bully-in-chief.



every move is retaliatory

[leftstreet]

18. Maybe Trump will launch a US made 'People's Car'

...sounds vaguely familiar

[NightWatcher]

19. And the Shit Beetle was launched.

[leftstreet]

20. I think we'll have to call it a MAGA

[yonder]

29. Your're onto something there. nt

[bdamomma]

42. very appropriate

for that POS.

[hatrack]

21. So why is he complaining to the French president about German cars?

I mean, he's falling off Logick Horsey right at the outset.

[sarah FAILIN]

22. The idiot doesn't realize..

WE MAKE THEM HERE!

He is bitching about cars made by Americans. We have Mercedes, BMW, Volkswagen, Kia, Honda, Toyota, Mazda... what is this idiot thinking?

[spanone]

23. I don't believe he thinks much at all.

not in his wheelhouse

[Thekaspervote]

24. Such a piece a shit.. does he get much of the mfg for American cars is not done here??

[duforsure]

30. That should do one thing for sure,

Make many buy German goods even more to show him up.

[longship]

31. That's what we need! More Deux Chevaux!!

[DFW]

33. I'm sure Macron told this to the other heads of state present:

"There are too many Trumps in the White House, and by that I mean a number greater than zero. By the way, does anyone know the proper way to say 'crétin taré' in English? I wanted to work it into the final communiqué, but was unsure of the wording. Merci!"

[liberal N proud]

34. All made in red states

[octoberlib]

36. I'd like to see Trump tell that to the

thousands of American workers at the BMW plants in this country.

[erpowers]

37. Does He Not Understand Capitalism?

Does Donald Trump not understand that Americans have a right to buy whatever car they want to buy? It is not the German car makers' fault if Americans would prefer to buy German cars then American cars. It is not the fault of the German car makers if Americans feel it is more prestigious to own a German car than an American. If he wants more Americans to buy American cars than maybe he should tell the American automakers to make better cars, or make cars that have the same prestige as German cars.


The only other option is to limit the number of German cars that are allowed to be imported to the United States. However, I do not believe preventing certain items to be sold in a country just because the people of the country perfer to buy that item is a tenet of Capitalism. I remember a time when Republicans were opposed to economic systems other than Capitalism. I also remember a time when the Republican Party merciless criticized a black President for supposedly being anti-Capitalist. I do not recall that black President ever saying there were too many German cars on American roads. Also, at one point that black President drove an American made car (Chrysler 300).

[nolabels]

38. The clown that knows little speaks more about how little he knows

Reality always beats fiction when reality finally sets in.

[malaise]

39. How many of them are made in the US?

He's an ignorant moron.

[spanone]

40. he's a mean, vindictive, hateful, racist, misogynistic, ignorant moron....

at best

[malaise]

43. At best is right

[spanone]

45. 👍🏼😎

[bdamomma]

44. he needs his ass kicked to Russia

take him please.

[Orsino]

46. Once he gets hold of a talking point, he'll repeat it endlessly and never unpack it.

He just uses them to fake-justify what he was going to do anyway, or what Putin tells him to do.

It's bullshit, of course.