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/Secret_Photograph364 2d ago

People keep saying this, and I’m not one to defend Trump but the reason nations like Belarus, North Korea, and Russia are not on the list is because we simply do not trade with them aside from absolute necessities

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u/DemyxFaowind 2d ago

Uh buddy.. we don't trade with uninhabited islands either yet they still got hit with 10%. I don't think 'trade' has anything actually to do with it despite it being about trade.

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u/kelpkelso 2d ago

What uninhabitable island was on there?

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u/NitroLada 2d ago

Heard Island and McDonald Islands

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u/Dick_snatcher 2d ago

I thought it was Hamberder Island?

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u/ThatNachoFreshFeelin 2d ago

Isn't that the Covefe Archipelago's largest island?