Silkester<p>Trump: "Let's be honest: the European Union was formed to screw the United States. That's the purpose of it."</p><p>Not exactly, more like counter balance a disadvantage when a small European country is negotiating with a union of 50 states. Loosing privilege is not the same as the expressed will to screw someone.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LosingPrivilege" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LosingPrivilege</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EqualFooting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EqualFooting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EuropeanUnion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EuropeanUnion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Economics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TradeAgreements" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TradeAgreements</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Politics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CollectiveBargaining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CollectiveBargaining</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/BargainingPower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BargainingPower</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Alliances" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Alliances</span></a></p>