Rod D. Martin@RodDMartin · Jul 27, 2025

🇺🇸 🇪🇺Trump Just Crushed the EU on Trade The biggest trade deal in the world may be the biggest trade win in…

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Trump secured a major trade deal with the EU imposing a 15% tariff on European exports while gaining $150B+ in EU energy purchases and $600B in US investments. The author argues this demonstrates Trump's negotiating leverage, comparing it to his NATO defense spending increases and framing it as a significant win for American workers and the economy.

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🇺🇸 🇪🇺Trump Just Crushed the EU on Trade The biggest trade deal in the world may be the biggest trade win in American history—and a humiliating wake-up call for Brussels. Here’s what just happened, and why it matters 🧵👇
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2/ I described the deal a few hours ago when the deal first broke. You should check that out. But for now, some additional thoughts.
Rod D. Martin@RodDMartin · Jul 27, 2025
🚨BREAKING: Trump just rebalanced trade with the EU. After decades of one-sided deals, Trump made Europe open its markets, buy $150B in U.S. energy, and invest $600B in America. Even EU Commission President von der Leyen called it “heavy lifting.” Here’s what just happened 🧵
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3/ 🚨 Trump has ended the U.S.–EU trade war. A 15% flat tariff on all European exports. In return? The EU will buy $150B+ in U.S. energy and pour $600B into U.S. investment. It’s a massive win for American workers—and Trump didn’t blink.
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4/ In fact, it's as big for trade as his NATO deal was for defense. Most NATO "allies" have been spending 1.5% of their GDP on defense. They've been freeloading on the U.S. for decades. We paid 70.5% of the total bill. The 31 others TOGETHER paid just 29.5%.
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5/ But Trump pushed HARD. Despite enormous opposition from RINOs and Democrats, he succeeded in getting Europe to pay 2%. And then, last month, he got them to agree to 5%! That's a 250% increase in overall defense spending! Partners, not dependents. rodmartin.org/p/nato-finally…
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6/ Now it's time to get right on trade. And Europe caved again. Faced with Trump’s threat of a 30% tariff, EU President Ursula von der Leyen folded. She admitted the “heavy lifting” was worth it to avoid economic collapse. Trump called their bluff AGAIN. And won.
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7/ Why does this matter? The EU exports €500B+ to the U.S. annually and runs an obscene €198B surplus. They desperately need our market. But they don't buy from us. Even with a 15% tariff, they had to take the deal. They couldn’t afford a trade war with Trump’s America.
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8/ This is Trump’s art of the deal in action. He recognized America is the indispensable market. And he acted on it. The result? 🇺🇸 More jobs 🇺🇸 More investment 🇺🇸 Lower taxes 🇺🇸 A stronger dollar 🇺🇸 Weaker China 🇺🇸 Fairer EU rodmartin.org/p/trump-tariff…
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9/ Bottom line: Trump just turned a looming trade war into $750B+ in energy sales, $600B in new investment, plus the same access to Europe's market they have to ours. The globalists scoffed. The markets doubted. But once again, Trump delivered.
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