According to March 4, the YouGov survey, now there is no European country where more than half of the population is positive about the United States.
More and more often, the boycott of American goods calls for a protest against Donald Trump and his adviser Ilon Mask. Tesla sale in Europe has decreased sharply. For example, in Germany, they fell 76%compared to last year, the Association of Automotive Industry reports.
The most sharp attitude to the United States worsened in Denmark: indignation caused Trump’s plans to capture Greenland. In the Danish group on Facebook “Boycot of goods from the United States”, in which 92 thousand participants discuss which goods should be boycott and what they can replace.
Groups with similar names appeared in the French and Swedish segments Facebook – Le Boycott and Bojkotta Varor Frvent USA. In the Swedish group, there are more than 80,000 participants.
Calls with boycotts are used, including digital services: activists refuse to subscribe to Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon Prime. Salling Trade Group also began to designate European products in supermarkets.
Canada
In Canada, buyers also avoided goods produced in the USA. In the largest Canadian network of supermarkets Loblaw, the following products are noted by the letter T (from the tariff) so that the consumer is clear that they are accused of Canadian duties in response and, therefore, are now more expensive. A cafe throughout the country was replaced by Americans in Canadiano.
In addition, the Canadian government began a large advertising campaign in the United States against the policy of Donald Trump.
Since Friday, huge digital advertising shields with tariffs on inscriptions have been tax on hardworking Americans (“tariffs are tax on hardworking Americans” began to appear in the 12 states of the United States.
The main goal is to hit Trump’s voters in the republican states: Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Virginia and others.
Foreign Minister Melanie Jolie on CNN said:
You need to contact ordinary Americans. Let the senators call, mayors, governors – no one wins the tariffs in this war.
According to surveys, 72% of Americans are concerned about the increase in prices from the tariffs, more than 50% believe that this will harm the US economy.
An ordinary family is already losing 1.2 thousand dollars. per year through tariffs.
Especially suffers from trade with Canada – Detroit, Buffalo, Minneapolis, Boston, Atlanta.
Recall that from March 4, Trump performed 25% of the duties on Canadian steel and aluminum and 10% on Canadian energy. PROPECTION OF THE DECISIONS OF “mutual” responsibilities around the world since April 2.
In parallel, Trump again called Canada “past -trading partner” and repeated that “Canada should become the 51st state.”
In Canada, a second wave of social advertising was launched with the voice of the Mercer River, which calls:
Buy Canadian. Think like a Canadian. Correct Canada.
Source: Racurs
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