Rob Russo

I think that that's true.

Yes.

Yeah.

Janice Charette is saying publicly what other negotiators have said privately, the number one goal of these discussions is to maintain an access to the most lucrative market in the world at the lowest possible entry fee.

Because despite what we might think about the growth in the Pacific, that growth in

In Asia, the possibility of Mercosur joining.

You look at Warren Buffett, the most successful investor in the world, perhaps, who over almost a century of living has always said the United States goes through ups and downs, but never bet against the United States, never bet against the U.S.

economy.

the combination of freedom and that frontier-seeking capitalism leads to the kind of innovation you get nowhere else.

So that's why negotiators are saying maintain access.

But they're also saying, why would we rush into a deal with the United States?

Is there anybody in Europe who actually thinks that they're paying 15% tariff right now?

Althea mentioned the increase in tariffs on European vehicles.

That's primarily aimed at Germany.

It's primarily aimed at Chancellor Merz.

It's aimed at him because he had the temerity to tell the truth about what was going on in the war in Iran.

that there is no exit strategy, that the Iranians are humiliating Trump online at times.

And as a result, he finds his country the target of increased tariffs, even though they have a tariff deal.

His country being told that the American presence is going to be reduced there.

We'll see if it actually happens.