Trump’s Tariff Playbook comes with Baseball Twist

Tell us what you love about the leadership style and policies of US President Donald Trump, but they have a way of words.

Both Trump’s dealing as a real estate magnet and a former career love are well -known, which people talk to business -related words and take their speeches and interviews. Talking about the recent US trade agreements with the global trade partners, he is now turning to the sports world for inspiration.

In an interview to CNBC on Tuesday, the President compared the US billions of dollars in the United States – Europe and Japan promised as part of their recent trade agreement with Washington – “Sign In Bonus” baseball players usually get involved in the new team.

Trump told CNBC’s “Squock Box,” We are taking in trillion dollars, “people love rates, they love trade deals and they love foreign countries no longer tear you.”

“If we look at Japan, we are taking $ 5050 billion, and this is like a baseball player’s signature bonus. It will get a little less than … but they offer a signature bonus of $ 1 million or $ 2 million or 20 million dollars or today they give,” he said.

“So I received a $ 550 billion signature bonus from Japan. They are our money. We have the money to invest in our liking.” The European Union promised to invest in the United States and buy US energy $ 750 billion.

The European Union and the United States announced a trade agreement with a contract with a contract with the import rate of up to 15%in the late July. In addition, Washington said the European Union “US energy will buy $ 5050 billion and invest $ 2 billion in the United States.”

There was no other information on the promised investment. When the CNBC anchor asked for more clarity on Tuesday, Trump said, “I have a detail of $ 600 billion to invest in anything I want, anything, I can do anything with it.”

When asked what would happen if the investment, Trump said, “Okay, then they pay the rate of 35%. No, no. They brought their rates down.”

Speaking of the story, the White House leader said that representatives from other countries had asked why the EU got less levy.

“And I said, ‘Okay, because (Eu) gave me $ 2 billion.” And it’s a gift – it’s nothing to repay.

Similarly, the US Tokyois trade agreement Heavily said That “Japan will invest $ 5050 billion to rebuild and expand core American industries.”

The White House has said that the funds of “Strategic Industrial Base of the United States”, including energy infrastructure and production, semiconductor manufacturing, severe mineral mining, medicine and medical production and commercial and protection vessels, will be targeted, as the United States has reduced the work of relying on foreign-made goods, materials and staff.