The tariffs were most likely negotiated in backroom deals long before they were announced in January. There was nothing to do for von der Leyen but to pretend to negotiate.
This doesn’t make it better but the problem is not von der Leyen’s incompetence but the entirely intransparent political process with which we are governed.
The tariffs were most likely negotiated in backroom deals long before they were announced in January. There was nothing to do for von der Leyen but to pretend to negotiate.
This doesn’t make it better but the problem is not von der Leyen’s incompetence but the entirely intransparent political process with which we are governed.