Trump's Trade War! Is Europe About to Get Boxed In Like Lieutenant Dan in a Shrimp Boat?!

Like Peas and Carrots... or Tariffs and Trouble

Mama always said 'Life is like a box of chocolates you never know what you're gonna get.' And let me tell you this here trade war between the United States and Europe? It's a real mixed box. President Trump he ain't too happy with the way the Europeans are treatin' us. Seems like they're puttin' up walls higher than my Bubba Gump Shrimp Company could stack shrimp. They’re talkin’ 'bout tariffs which I reckon are like taxes but meaner. It's all got folks in a tizzy kinda like when Jenny ran off with them fellas on the bus.

Ping Pong Diplomacy... or Not?

Now these folks from the European Union they’re sayin’ they’d rather talk than fight with tariffs. They met with some of Trump's people but it sounds like it went about as well as me tryin' to teach Lieutenant Dan how to play ping pong with no legs. Not much progress folks. They even put a hold on some of their own tariffs hopin' Trump would do the same. But he's about as predictable as a feather in the wind that fella.

Trump Says "I'm Not a Smart Man But I Know What Trade Ain't!"

Trump he’s sayin’ the EU ain’t buyin' our food or cars and that’s just not right. He's sniffin' around new tariffs on things like medicines and computer chips. The EU folks are arguin' against it but it's like tryin' to convince Bubba that there's more than one way to cook shrimp. They're gettin' ready to fight back with more tariffs if they have to. It's a real mess I tell you what.

EU's Got the Goods But Uncle Sam Ain't Smilin'

Turns out the EU sells a whole heap of stuff to the U.S. like medicine and cars and machines. They're makin' more money sellin' to us than we are sellin' to them! That's called a trade surplus and it's like winnin' a ping pong tournament – good for them but maybe not so good for us. I don’t know much about it though but Jenny always said I was a natural at business.

Italy Steps Up: Can Meloni Be the Shrimp to Trump's Gump?

Now here comes the interesting part. The Prime Minister of Italy a lady named Georgia Meloni she’s goin’ to meet with President Trump. She’s the first leader from Europe to meet with him since all this tariff talk started. They reckon she might be able to talk some sense into him kinda like how Mama could always calm me down when I was a kid. Italy's got a lot of stuff they sell to the U.S. too. Maybe she can remind him that you can tell a lot about a person by their shoes…and maybe their trade policies too.

2% GDP? That's All I Have to Say About That

But there's a catch! Trump might ask her about Italy spendin’ enough money on their army because they promised to spend 2% of their money whatever GDP is on protecting them selfs and doing army things. It's like askin’ Bubba how many ways there are to cook shrimp – you might not like the answer you get.