BRASILIA - As U.S. tariffs on Brazilian goods jumped to 50% on Wednesday, Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva told Reuters in an interview that he saw no room for direct talks now with U.S. President Donald Trump that would likely be a \"humiliation.\" Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
I mean… There is something to be said for playing along
What if you go to Trump, agree on a deal, then just delay endlessly? It’s not weakness to suck up to a tyrant while walking away with an objective win
Or loudly tell them to fuck themselves
The in between…I don’t see the appeal