If I promised you a million dollars, and after we agreed on it, I suddently told you that I will not give you even a cent, would you feel I was honest or a liar (intentional or otherwise)?
That's not what happened though. An EU official signed a deal, and then different EU officials and investors said they were skeptical without incentives.
To go back to my steel mill analogy, you and I sign a deal, I will provide 20% more steel to you and prioritize shipments to you if you pay a 5% premium. The head of the union says that, without incentives like overtime or productivity bonuses, or investments in capacity, he's skeptical we'll hit the 20% increase, because I signed the deal without explicitly stating how I planned on hitting those production numbers. People unrelated to either of us, which hate you, then immediately begin posting on Xitter that you were duped and are a stinky peepee head because you are now paying 5% more for my steel and I will never make good on my promise to increase shipments to you.
What is the current status of the birthright citizenship executive order Trump signed into effect? I heard a judge struck it down but it got activated back recently as well via the Supreme Court?
It got tossed. It's going to go nowhere. The President absolutely does not have the unilateral authority to redefine who is and is not a citizen.
Just how badly did Trump screw the EU over in the trade deal?
Not terribly. The US came out on top, definitely, but it more or less brought the US to more equal footing. The US is imposing across the board 15% import taxes on EU goods, with the exception of strategic goods, energy, and pharmaceuticals. The EU is slashing tariffs on US cars from 27.5% to 15%, the EU is prioritizing imports of US energy, specifically targeting CNG, which is a boon to US energy market stability, and gives us leverage over our Middle Eastern partners. Most strategic goods, high tech exports, agricultural goods, and luxury consumables like wine and spirits are exempt from tariffs, which benefit both the EU and US. US exports quite a bit of whiskey and beer to the EU, and the US imports EU cheeses and wine, so this is good. The EU has seemingly backed off of their threat to boycott US defense goods, which is excellent, because the US has continued to be the number one arms exporter in the world since the end of the Cold War primarily due to exports to Europe. Working with our European partners as they rearm stands to create a large amount of revenue and jobs in the US. Poland has placed several large number orders for US weapons systems and it's looking like the EU is potentially eyeing large purchases of the AIM-120D.
Overall I would say it is more fair than not. It definitely isn't exploitative, and I generally prefer close ties to our European friends and low trade barriers between the EU and US, but over the last decade the EU has been quite protectionist which has harmed US exports. Overall I think it can be a win for both sides. The US will see increased orders and lower trade barriers, and while firms in the EU will likely see somewhat reduced revenue due to competition, consumers will benefit from lower prices and more options from said increase in competition.
