Yabba Dabba Doo! Trump Delays EU Tariff...Maybe We Can Still Get That Mammoth Burger!

Great Gazoo! What's a Tariff?

Yabba Dabba Doo! Fred Flinstone here reporting live from Bedrock! Heard tell that big shot Trump is playin' chicken with the European Union again. Seems like he was gonna slap a giant 50% rock tax – I mean tariff – on all their stuff. Wilma explained it to me (after a lot of yelling). Apparently it's like charging extra clams for their dino burgers and shale phones. But get this... he's delayed it! Said he'll hold off until July 9th. Maybe I can still afford that mammoth burger!

Open Up Those Caves!

Trump's been bellyaching that the EU ain't openin' up their markets enough. He wants 'em to be like Bedrock on a Saturday – everyone welcome buyin' and sellin' till the sun goes down! He's yellin' the same thing at China. Sounds to me like he wants everyone to be like Mr. Slate always lookin' for a good deal even if it means workin' us all to the bone!

Slow Walking? More Like Dino Walking!

Apparently these EU fellas were "slow walking" things according to The Donald. Now I know slow walkin'. It's what Barney does when he's tryin' to avoid payin' for the bronto ribs at the lodge. Trump said they were draggin' their feet on a trade deal. Well maybe they need a good swift kick from Dino! Yabba Dabba Doo!

A Tariff of Our Own!

Now the EU ain't takin' this lyin' down. They're talkin' about whackin' a big rock tax of their own on US stuff. If things get rocky looks like my shale phone bill could go through the roof. I bet Wilma will be thrilled by that! I don't want to see that. Wilma will be upset with me and say "Oh Fred!"

EU Ready to Rumble?

This Ursula von der Leyen dame says the EU is "ready to advance talks swiftly and decisively." That sounds like somethin' I say before tryin' to bowl a strike... and then end up in the gutter. European Trade Commissioner Maros Sefcovic also said he had "good calls" with someone and will "continue to stay in constant contact." I guess that is good. I'll stick to calling Barney to invite him over for poker night Yabba Dabba Doo!

Will There Be a Deal?

So what's gonna happen? Will they make a deal? Will I have to start eatin' nothin' but algae burgers? Only time will tell! One thing's for sure: this whole thing is more complicated than tryin' to explain modern art to Dino. But I'll keep you posted folks! Fred Flinstone signing off! Yabba Dabba Doo!