Stephen Moore suggests taking a ‘more socialist’ European outlook may harm future transatlantic trade negotiations

Summary

Stephen Moore, a senior economic adviser to US president-elect Donald Trump, urged the UK to adopt the US “free enterprise” model over Europe’s “more socialist” system, suggesting it would enhance the Trump administration’s “willingness” to pursue a UK-US trade deal.

Moore also defended US agricultural practices and Trump’s proposed 10% blanket import tariff, noting possible exemptions for allies like the UK.

UK leaders, including Keir Starmer, face pressure to balance trade ties with both the EU and US, with figures like Peter Mandelson advocating dual trade agreements amid Brexit challenges.

  • filister@lemmy.worldEnglish
    23·
    1 day ago

    What is more worrying is what Trump thinks of the EU. This guy is a threat to democracy and international law.

    And the worst is that much of the democratic party is shifting more to the right in their pursuit of voters.

    This world is completely screwed with politicians like Trump in power.

    • assassinatedbyCIA@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      18 hours ago

      And the worst is that much of the democratic party is shifting more to the right in their pursuit of voters.

      In there pursuit of being a more effective controlled opposition. Voters didn’t ask for this. Harris ran a conservative campaign and loss on that. Don’t let the democrats blame the left for their loss.

    • rammer@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      8·
      1 day ago

      Yeah, of the world’s leaders vast majority of them are dictators or wannabe dictators. Trump, Putin, Xi Jinping, Modi, Netanyahu, Erdoğan, Orban and the list goes on.