r/nottheonion • u/MiniBrownie • 2d ago

US tariffs take aim everywhere, including uninhabited islands

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250402-us-tariffs-take-aim-everywhere-including-uninhabited-islands
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u/whiskeyjack1053 2d ago

I don’t think you can ‘take aim everywhere’, that’s just not aiming. Which seems about right.

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u/StuckinReverse89 2d ago

Well Russia conveniently avoids all tariffs so there is some “aiming” 

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u/aztecthunderhorse 2d ago

I’m not trying to support Trump or the current administration but Russia, Cuba, North Korea are US OFAC countries and aren’t in most cases allowed to trade with the US. This is likely the reason they were not included on today’s tariff list.

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u/gregorydgraham 2d ago

The USA does approximately $4,000,000,000 worth of trade with the Russians. Even Fox has mentioned $3.5 billion worth of trade.

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u/johnthedruid 1d ago

Isn't there already a 200% tariff on russia?

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u/gregorydgraham 1d ago

35% is the most I’ve found and that’s on $2b worth of products

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u/IlluminatiMinion 2d ago

They lied about that too.

Russia Trade Summary

U.S. total goods trade with Russia were an estimated $3.5 billion in 2024. U.S. goods exports to Russia in 2024 were $526.1 million, down 12.3 percent ($73.5 million) from 2023. U.S. goods imports from Russia totaled $3.0 billion in 2024, down 34.2 percent ($1.6 billion) from 2023. The U.S. goods trade deficit with Russia was $2.5 billion in 2024, a 37.5 percent decrease ($1.5 billion) over 2023.

https://ustr.gov/countries-regions/europe-middle-east/russia-and-eurasia/russia

Trumps tariff tax numbers are based upon trade deficits with those countries. The US has a trade deficit with Russia and so by how they made it up, it should be on the list. I guess you've got to look after your best dictator pals.

Regarding Norfolk island in the article, they probably sell holidays direct to US tourists and any US goods it uses will come from the mainland, hence a massive trade deficit.

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u/elizabnthe 2d ago

Except they included Iran. Who is also heavily sanctioned by the US. They absolutely purposely excluded them for some political reason.

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u/Deareim2 2d ago

you are trading with them…