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Metro
13 hours ago
- Politics
- Metro
His opinions 'were miles away from objective reality', readers talk about Tebbit
In MetroTalk: Readers discuss takes on Tebbit, Mexican wave's of humanity and puppet power (Picture: Getty Images) Do you agree with our readers? Have your say on these MetroTalk topics and more in the comments. Were they truths or just Tebbit's takes? Your report into the death of Tory grandee Norman Tebbit at 94 said 'he spoke his truth' (Metro, Wed). He did not 'speak his truth'. We don't all have our own individual 'truths'. Norman Tebbit spoke his opinion. Like anyone's opinion, including yours or mine, it was a product of a flawed personality, intellectual shortcomings and limited life experience. Tebbit's opinion was certainly not any kind of truth. In many areas his views were miles away from objective reality. Take unemployment as an example – you can't, as he put it, just 'get on your bike and look for work' if you can't work or don't have the means to get to work or there are no jobs that pay the rent. Impressions, views, opinions, feelings – these are not facts. I know I'm stating the obvious but it's far too easy to lose sight of that. I don't mean to sound disrespectful – on the contrary, I can think of no greater tribute to anyone's memory than to learn from their mistakes. I very much hope that when I die, other people will learn from mine. Helen Shaw, Liverpool 'Increasingly unhinged', 'bigoted and angry', reader shares their take on Tebbit Tebbit was a fairly brutal ethno-nationalist who became more bigoted and angry as he aged. This state of mind was no doubt aggravated by the effects of the 1984 IRA bomb attack of the Grand Hotel in Brighton in which his wife, Margaret, was paralysed. This was understandable but it meant his contributions to a discussion on, for example, Northern Ireland or the EU, became increasingly unhinged. He was treated with great respect by the right-wing media but it could be argued that one of his legacies was the disgraceful race riots after the Southport murders. Robert O'Mahony, Lewisham No 'cheap political points' here, reader praises Mexico's response to the Texas floods With more than 160 people missing, the Mexican government have 'done the right thing' in sending 'emergency manpower and essential supplies', says reader (Picture:) After all of Donald Trump's racist smears, insults and threats toward Mexico, you could forgive the Mexican people for holding a grudge against the US president's supporters. So now that floods have hit Texas, deep in the heartlands of Trump country, do Mexicans stand by and watch? No. They've sent emergency manpower and essential supplies and are on the ground saving lives. Instead of scoring cheap political points, the Mexican government is doing the right thing, regardless of the past. I can think of many richer countries that would do well to learn from this example. JWA Caley, St Pancras Spitting image returns, but who's the puppet master of politics? I agree with Dennis in Australia (MetroTalk, Wed) that the return of satirical puppet show Spitting Image on YouTube is good timing. However, it missed out on US president Joe Biden – he was already a puppet who believed in the great American dream, so was always asleep. As for Sir Keir Starmer, well, Donald Trump is always pulling the strings. Henry, London This reader thinks that Donald Trump is the puppet master of Sir Keir Starmer (Picture:) Take the 'thugs' first, reader comments on the Horizon computer scandal Bob Readman (MetroTalk, Thu) asks how much longer must we wait until the top Post Office executives responsible for trying to cover up the Horizon computer scandal are arrested? The first Post Office 'cover-up' employees to be arrested and tried should be the thugs who visited and threatened the sub-postmasters and lied to them individually, saying they were the only people who had faulty accounts. Martin J Phillips, Leeds Are e-bikes motor vehicles? This reader thinks that e-bike riders should require a licence (Picture: Getty Images) It is getting more difficult to relax in London's parks these days. I put this down to what I call 'fake' or 'pretend' cyclists. By that, I mean e-bike riders. They're buzzing all over the place in parks, travelling along paths that are signposted as 'No cycling'. They don't even watch where they are going because they are staring into their phones. The pathways are not safe. The proper cyclists aren't so bad, by which I mean those who use leg power to move bikes. As e-bikes are effectively motor vehicles, e-bike riders should require a licence. Alfie Mullin, West London To the lady on Brewer Street… To the lady walking up Brewer Street in Maidstone on Friday. I pointed out that your child had dropped its bottle. I would like to say thank you for berating me for this fact, especially when you were still calling me names after I was walking up the street (yes, I could still hear you). Paul, Maidstone A suggestion for Steve Steve (MetroTalk, Fri) asks whether it's worth sacrificing his peace of mind to stay informed about current affairs, no matter how angry it makes him. Reading the news and being well-informed is so important. It broadens your horizons and you get to understand how the world works – and much more. I suggest spending as little as 15 minutes discussing the news with a loved one after reading the newspaper. That will help release the tension and make sense of the world together. Mike, Manchester Arrow MORE: The Metro daily cartoon by Guy Venables Arrow MORE: Angry Trump fans burn their MAGA hats over Epstein files mystery
Economic Times
18 hours ago
- Business
- Economic Times
Trump announces 30% tariff on Mexico
U.S. President Donald Trump announced that imports from the European Union and Mexico will face a 30% tariff starting August 1. The announcement, shared via his social media platform on Saturday, follows a broader tariff move earlier in the week affecting countries including Japan, South Korea, Canada, and Brazil. 'Raids will hurt US': Prez Sheinbaum slams Trump after mass deportations, says 355 Mexicans detained Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads ( Originally published on Jul 12, 2025 ) US President Donald Trump on Saturday imposed a 30% tariff on imports from Mexico and the European Union starting on August 1 after weeks of negotiations with the key trading allies failed to reach a more comprehensive trade fresh tariffs were announced in separate letters posted on Truth Social on his letter to Mexico's leader, Trump acknowledged that the country has been helpful in stemming the flow of undocumented migrants and fentanyl into the United States. But he said the country has not done enough to stop North America from turning into a 'Narco-Trafficking Playground.''Mexico has been helping me secure the border, BUT, what Mexico has done, is not enough,' Trump in his letter to the European Union said that the U.S. trade deficit was a national security threat.'We have had years to discuss our Trading Relationship with The European Union, and we have concluded we must move away from these long-term, large, and persistent, Trade Deficits, engendered by your Tariff, and Non-Tariff, Policies, and Trade Barriers,' Trump wrote in the letter to the EU. 'Our relationship has been, unfortunately, far from Reciprocal.'Earlier this week, Trump issued new tariff announcements for a number of countries, including Japan, South Korea, Canada and Brazil, as well as a 50% tariff on EU had hoped to reach a comprehensive trade agreement with the U.S. for the 27-country European Union had been bracing for the letter from Trump outlining his planned duties on the United States' largest trade and investment partner after a broadening of his tariff war in recent EU initially hoped to strike a comprehensive trade agreement, including zero-for-zero tariffs on industrial goods, but months of difficult talks have led to the realization it will probably have to settle for an interim agreement and hope something better can still be 27-country bloc is under conflicting pressures as powerhouse Germany urged a quick deal to safeguard its industry, while other EU members, such as France, have said EU negotiators should not cave into a one-sided deal on U.S. cascade of tariff orders since returning to the White House has begun generating tens of billions of dollars a month in new revenue for the U.S. government. U.S. customs duties revenue shot past $100 billion in the federal fiscal year through to June, according to U.S. Treasury data on Friday.
2 days ago
- Business
'This Week' Transcript 7-13-25: White House NEC Director Kevin Hassett
A rush transcript of "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" airing on Sunday, July 13, 2025 on ABC News is below. This copy may not be in its final form, may be updated and may contain minor transcription errors. For previous show transcripts, visit the "This Week" transcript archive. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) DONALD TRUMP, PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES: I think he's done a terrible job. I think we should be -- UNIDENTIFIED REPORTER: You're going to fire him? TRUMP: No. I think we should be three points lower interest rate. He's costing our country a lot of money. We should be number one and we're not, and that's because of Jerome Powell. (END VIDEO CLIP) KARL: That was President Trump this week criticizing the head of the Federal Reserve. Trump Economic Adviser Kevin Hassett joins me from the White House North Lawn. Thank you very much, Kevin, for being here. Let me -- let me ask -- we'll get to Powell in a second, but let me ask you about the new tariffs that the president has just announced that he's going to impose on August 1st on Canada, European Union, and Mexico. Why now? What's going on? KEVIN HASSETT, WHITE HOUSE NATIONAL ECONOMIC COUNCIL DIRECTOR: Well, I think that we've got a deadline that's coming up in early August, and the thing about President Trump, if you go back and look at his history, that he became one of the most successful, if not the most successful, businessman in the 20th century because he was able to squeeze everything out of every deal that he made, and right now we've got that guy who wrote "The Art of the Deal" making deals for the American people, and we've got to see where the dust settles. The bottom line is that he's seen some sketches of deals that had been negotiated with Howard Lutnick and the rest of the trade team, and the president thinks that the deals need to be better, and to basically put a line in the sand, he sent these letters out to folks. And we'll see how it works out. KARL: I mean, for all the talk of deals, I mean, there were talks of 90 deals in 90 days and then the president actually said 200 deals at one point. And we've really only seen really two and a half deals. We've seen the U.K., we've seen Vietnam, and kind of a framework on China. HASSETT: Right. KARL: So let me ask you, because what we're hearing from the Europeans and from the Mexicans is they were in the middle of these negotiations as this was, as this was going on, so is this a negotiating tactic, or are these tariffs real? HASSETT: These -- well, these tariffs are real if the president doesn't get a deal that he thinks is good enough, but, you know, conversations are ongoing, and we'll see where the dust settles. The bottom line is that President Trump has produced a huge amount of tariff revenue with the tariffs we've seen in the first half of the year. The Congressional Budget Office has said that tariff revenue over the next 10 years will help reduce the deficit and secure our entitlement programs is $3 trillion and consumers haven't seen that. You know, Consumer Price Index inflation right now is the lowest it's been in over a decade. And so what President Trump has always said is that the foreign suppliers, the foreign governments are going to bear most of the tariffs. It's being visibly seen, and I think that that's probably affecting his negotiating position because we've got all this empirical evidence that his position has been proven correct in the data. KARL: Well, as you know, a lot of economists say that the inflation will be coming and that there was -- there were certainly a lot of exports that were, I mean, imports that were brought in in the anticipation that tariffs would be placed. But let me, let me ask you about one new set of tariffs that he announced on Brazil. Fifty percent new tariff on Brazil. Brazil had a $6.8 billion surplus last year. In fact, the U.S. hasn't had a trade deficit with Brazil since 2007. I mean, almost two decades. So why, why, why are we putting a punishing 50 percent tariff on Brazil? HASSETT: Well, bottom line is the president has been very frustrated with negotiations with Brazil and also with the actions of Brazil. In the end, though, you know, we're trying to put America first. I think that a lot of people, when I'm talking to negotiators from other country is at some point they'll say, "What did we do wrong?" And what I'm trying to get -- the message we're all trying to get across is this is about America getting itself ready for the golden age by getting our house in order, by getting our tariff and trade policy and tax policy exactly where it needs to be for a golden age. And normally, it's not necessarily about a specific country, but with Brazil, it is. Their actions have shocked the president at times, and he's made -- been clear about that. KARL: But I don't -- I don't understand how you're saying it's about America because the president has made it quite clear that what he's upset about is how the Brazilian Supreme Court has handled the criminal case involving former President Bolsonaro. I mean -- HASSETT: I'm agreeing with you. What I'm saying is that what I've been saying with most countries was that it's really about us getting the tariffs in order. And I think that this tariff for Brazil is a lot higher because of the president's frustration with Bolsonaro. KARL: But -- HASSETT: And the fact that Bolsonaro himself -- you know, anyway -- (CROSSTALK) KARL: But can you explain to me, because I find it confusing here, what -- on what authority does the president have to impose tariffs on a country because he doesn't like what that country's judicial system is handling a specific case? HASSETT: Well -- KARL: I mean, how -- how is that -- HASSETT: If he thinks it's a national defense emergency or if he thinks it's a national security threat, that he has the authority under IEEPA. KARL: So, how is it a national security threat that, you know, how Brazil is handling a criminal case against this former president? HASSETT: Well, that's not the only thing. That's not the only thing. I mean -- KARL: So, what is it? I mean, I've asked what it is. I mean, it seems that that's what President Trump's talking about. He's talking about his anger and his frustration. He's been quite candid about it with the Bolsonaro case. HASSETT: Right. Well, the bottom line is that what we're doing absolutely collectively across every country is we're onshoring production in the U.S. to reduce the national emergency that is -- that we have a massive trade deficit, that's putting it at risk should we need production in the U.S. because of a national security crisis. And this is part of an overall strategy to do that. KARL: But again, as we've just established, we have a trade surplus with Brazil, not a deficit. HASSETT: But -- KARL: And we've had a surplus with Brazil for 18 years. HASSETT: If you look at an overall strategy, if you don't have an overall strategy for this, then there'll be trans shipping and everything else, and you won't achieve your objectives. KARL: Okay. I'm still confused, but let me move on. Let me ask you about the 50 percent tariff that the president has imposed on copper imports. Copper, of course, is widely used in construction, industrial manufacturing, cars, mobile phones, and the like. This is what 'The Wall Street Journal' had to say about these tariffs: 'Mr. Trump is going to make U.S. firms pay 50 percent more for a vital metal while they wait five or more years for U.S. sourcing. How does making it more expensive to build aircraft, ships, and ammunition promote national security? This is national insecurity.' What's your response to 'The Wall Street Journal'? HASSETT: Right. The bottom line is that if there is a time of war, then we need to have the metals that we need to produce American weapons, and copper is a key component in many American weapon sets. And so, as we look forward to the threats that America faces, the president decided that we have plenty of copper in the U.S., but not enough copper production. And that's why he's taken this strong step. KARL: But are you concerned about the effect of higher copper prices before American manufacturing can get up to speed? HASSETT: The fact is that that effect that you're just discussing is something that you mentioned that economists said were going to be coming all year, these effects, and inflation is way, way down. In fact, inflation in the U.S. is right about the same level as it is in Europe. KARL: Okay. HASSETT: And so, the tariffs have worked the way that we said. And so, I guess the expectation would be that the countries and the people that are dumping into the U.S. would bear most of this tariff. KARL: Before you go, I want to ask you about Jerome Powell, the Fed chair. The administration's been highly critical of the way the Fed has handled renovations to its -- to its building, to its headquarters here in Washington. Two-point-five-billion-dollar renovation sounds like a lot to me, I have to admit. HASSETT: Yeah. KARL: But let me ask you, could this be used as a predicate to fire the Fed chair? HASSETT: I think that whether the president decides to push down that road or not is going to depend a lot on the answers that we get to the questions that Russ Vought sent to the Fed. The bottom line is that this is the most expensive project in D.C. history, $2.5 billion with a $700 billion cost overrun. To put that in perspective, the cost overrun for this Federal Reserve project is about the same size as the second biggest building overhaul in American history, which was the FBI building. And so, the Fed has a lot to answer for. And the bottom line is -- the bottom line is that there's a key statutory problem. In 1913, when we founded the Fed, the U.S. was under a gold standard. So, it was never envisioned, never envisioned by the people that voted for the construction of the Fed that we currently see, that the Fed could print money and toss it around willy-nilly because they had to have the gold to do what they're doing. And they're unbounded right now. KARL: Literally -- right, literally print the money to do the renovation. HASSETT: That's a thing that's being looked into. But certainly, if there's cause, he does. KARL: Okay. Thank you very much, Kevin Hassett. HASSETT: Thanks, Jon.
Mint
3 days ago
- Business
- Mint
Navarro Urges Canada to ‘Negotiate Fairly' Before August Tariff Deadline
(Bloomberg) -- White House trade adviser Peter Navarro encouraged Canada to continue negotiating with the US to lower trade barriers after President Donald Trump announced a 35% tariff on the North American neighbor. 'I would urge the Canadian citizens to urge their leaders to negotiate fairly with us,' Navarro said in an interview with Bloomberg Television on Friday. Navarro's comments highlight how the administration's new Aug. 1 deadline for many tariffs to take effect has given countries an extended timeline to secure lower rates from Trump. Navarro reiterated that the tariffs, did not cover goods imported under the US-Mexico-Canada trade agreement. The announcement of the tariff rate for Canada on Thursday was a demonstration of how the president this week has intensified his trade rhetoric and moved to unilaterally impose rates on numerous trading partners after months of negotiations. While talks with Canada over tariffs were on a separate track than talks being conducted with other trading partners who faced so-called reciprocal tariffs, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney had been furiously negotiating to avoid higher duties. The 35% rate set to take effect in August would be an increase from the current 25% tariff on imports from Canada but the impact is less than initially feared because of USMCA agreement, which covers most of Canada's exports to the US. Navarro on Friday cast Canada as a challenging negotiator, defending Trump's tariff agenda as a fair response to what he said were higher duties on American exports and non-trade barriers in other economies. 'We were negotiating with both the Mexicans and the Canadians and the Mexicans were pure joy to deal with,' Navarro said of trade talks in Trump's first term when the president brokered the USMCA pact. 'You know, they were tough negotiators, but they were reasonable, fair negotiators. The Canadians were very, very difficult, and they've always been very difficult.' --With assistance from Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz. More stories like this are available on
Fox News
5 days ago
- Politics
- Fox News
Mexicans Riot Against "Gringos"
Mexicans in Mexico are rioting over an influx in American tourism. I'm Tomi Lahren, more next. Mexicans in Mexico, City are protesting over an influx of Americans and other foreigners into Mexico. The protesters in Mexico are enraged that Americans and other non-natives are coming in and gentrifying cities and towns as well as driving up housing and rental costs. Not only are they protesting, some involved are also vandalizing businesses and getting violent. 'Mexico for Mexicans,' 'Pay taxes, learn Spanish, respect my culture,' and 'gringo go home' were among other protest slogans. How do they think WE FEEL about THEIR citizens not only illegally crossing our borders but the country of Mexico also aiding and abetting the invasion of MILLIONS of people from all around the world right across their borders and then ours?! Spare me the outrage in Mexico! I'm Tomi Lahren and you can watch my show 'Tomi Lahren is Fearless' at Learn more about your ad choices. Visit
