German Foreign Minister Says Europeans Feel ‘Pity’ for American Consumers

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Amanpour You ░░░░░░░░ the Americans again Scott ░░░░░░░░ who s the Treasury ░░░░░░░░ told CNN I urge ░░░░░░░░ I urge other countries ░░░░░░░░ to retaliate I wonder ░░░░░░░░ you take that And ░░░░░░░░ have you mentioned how ░░░░░░░░ feel and what you ░░░░░░░░ do to the U ░░░░░░░░ secretary of state Marco ░░░░░░░░ who s at the ░░░░░░░░ with you now at ░░░░░░░░ headquarters BAERBOCK Well we ░░░░░░░░ mentioned that we Europeans ░░░░░░░░ also a bit of ░░░░░░░░ for American consumers because ░░░░░░░░ the products I named ░░░░░░░░ European countries but also ░░░░░░░░ countries from the Indo ░░░░░░░░ they have also now ░░░░░░░░ new trades tariffs But ░░░░░░░░ trade tariffs are actually ░░░░░░░░ taxes on American consumers ░░░░░░░░ example like as I ░░░░░░░░ many Americans like a ░░░░░░░░ the beef from Australia ░░░░░░░░ the beef If the ░░░░░░░░ costs now extra 10 ░░░░░░░░ other products which you ░░░░░░░░ produce in the United ░░░░░░░░ will cost extra 20 ░░░░░░░░ extra even 35 I ░░░░░░░░ t really get the ░░░░░░░░ why to harm American ░░░░░░░░ and this is why ░░░░░░░░ our own consumers we ░░░░░░░░ it would be a ░░░░░░░░ win situation if consumers ░░░░░░░░ our democracies between our ░░░░░░░░ over the Atlantic in ░░░░░░░░ United States in Europe ░░░░░░░░ the less prices possibly ░░░░░░░░ can products can be ░░░░░░░░ So it would be ░░░░░░░░ win win situation if ░░░░░░░░ would go into a ░░░░░░░░ war it would be ░░░░░░░░ lose lose situation for ░░░░░░░░ the consumers over the ░░░░░░░░ And again I cannot ░░░░░░░░ that often enough because ░░░░░░░░ countries which are not ░░░░░░░░ a free economy and ░░░░░░░░ state can dictate the ░░░░░░░░ they will be—“