Summary
U.S. officials have warned European allies against excluding American defense firms from EU weapons tenders, amid new EU proposals to boost domestic arms production.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio emphasized U.S. concerns in recent meetings, citing potential negative repercussions if U.S. companies are sidelined.
The EU’s €150 billion ReArm Europe plan aims to reduce reliance on foreign suppliers as Trump signals reduced U.S. NATO engagement.
Washington sees the move as conflicting with its goal of selling arms abroad. Tensions highlight diverging transatlantic defense priorities under Trump’s leadership.
LOL.
Until U.S. foreign policy is no longer dictated by the Kremlin, the U.S. can get fucked.
“Warned against excluding”
Wait until the US feels threatened by the EU and will need to invade to guarantee security for its citizens.
Literally just russia 2.0
Why would it change after that? They’ve clearly demonstrated they intend to just stab their allies in the back the second a bit of cash gets wiggled in front of their snouts.
As an American citizen. I support this message.
it’s so weird being like “hey foreign invaders. i’ll help y’all out. i’m down for bing a canadian province. or maybe the netherlands, france, or spain can reclaim their claims? i’m also down to arm native americans. i’m very flexible. i’m just not okay with this”
That’s what happens when your country falls to Nazism. Anything else would be better.
Land Back has always been a valid option
and i’m in serious support of it to be clear
If America can go America first, then so should the EU.
No no, you can’t do that. Only they can do that!
Another “illegal boycott” to them, I’m sure.
Hey USA you know how the saying goes: “Be careful what you ask for, you might get it.”
Now Europe is arming itself. So kindly fuck off and be happy, that you got what you asked for.
Huh, it’s almost like EU powers have seen the problem with having an unpredictable outsider control thier means of defense.
Imagine trying to preflight your fancy F35 and seeing the Tesla, “please wait for update” screen.
That’ll probably be on the plane he named after himself, the F-47. Assuming Boeing doesn’t just take the taxpayer money for four years and then drop it as soon as the next president gets elected.
You already know that’s the plan for Boeing. Baby baby one more chance to build and scrap a worthless prototype that cost billions
Best part is, they get away with it because they were just doing as they were told, even though the order is probably more than a little unrealistic. I’m not gonna pretend I know about classified military research, but the F-35 is supposedly top of the line. Do they even have the tech to make a more advanced fighter right now? Probably not, which means they’ll say they have to spend more developing it all.
What Trump doesn’t get, is even if the next president is a republican, they probably aren’t gonna be interested in spending billions on expanding Trump’s legacy, when they can cancel it and make themselves look like a responsible budget manager.
Ya lol imagine the f-35 program. In danger of turning a profit. Naaah not any more. Fuck it to death with words!!!
It’s so un-American to not buy weapons from us. Who do these Europeans think they are?
Womp Womp
I used to bullseye womp rats in my T-16 back home, they’re not much bigger than 2 meters.
My god, you shoot small animals for fun? That’s the first indicator of a serial killer, you freak!
Whiny man babies. “I’m gonna punch you in the gut just cause I’m a dick. Why aren’t you still buying my weapons???”
The art of the deal.
More like The Fart of the Deal. Pee-ew, this shit stinks every time.
🤣😂😅
boo. fuckin. hoo.
you did it to yourselves. now. could you please stop deporting my neighbors? between the Ukrainians who got deported from my town and the rich white conservatives, i woulda rather deported the rich white conservatives
Deport maga to Russia where they already have the government they want!
“Warned”? What are you going to do, invade Europe for not buying our weapons? These chucklefucks legit think they own the world.
I would tell them that any company without solid, written, DEI policies need not apply.
This is the same US government that’s currently complaining it’s too difficult to do business in Quebec (a province of a country the US is threatening to invade) because native French speakers insist on speaking French. The US is demanding they use English.
I’ve also missed this. The narcissism of American leaders has no bounds.
It’s about Quebec’s Bill 96, which requires companies of a certain size to do business in French (so documents and communications must be available in French), and also requires French labeling on products (with parallel English labeling optional). The USA complains that this is too onerous. But Quebec is a French-speaking province, so it’s like complaining that France expects you to do business in French.
The bill:
It’s like being in Montreal and shouting English at people like it’ll help them understand.
(And in mtl they’ll probably play reeeeeely dumb)
I must have missed this one, very classy and up to par for the admin.
Oh so that was trumps play, he wanted us to specifically buy THEIR weapons to arm ourselves because that helps THEIR economy once again
Of course. That’s all their “increase your military spending” whining was about. There are valid reasons to increase military spending but their whining isn’t one.
Surprised Pikachu face moment.
What were they expecting? They’ve clearly showed to the world how quickly they can turn against their allies over nothing. Nobody will want to rely on them for their defense.
This sounds like it’s Elon Musk talk… The guy who wanted to sue companies for not advertising on Twitter…
It’s a national security threat for the EU to buy American arms. All it takes is for a crazy US president to cut their supply when they’re most in need like the US did to Ukraine and they’re in trouble. The EU is right to exclude US arms. Trumps actions have consequences.
