Again, this is a trade deal that was already in the works for years, not something that was prompted by the 'reciprocal' tariffs.

Indeed. MY explain why the Brits never lost their minds over “the US launching a trade war in 200 fronts” or something.

No one's seriously advocating that the U.S. economy is on the brink of "collapse" - though we do face a serious likelihood of recession. Don't confuse message-board hyperbole for the actual positions that people take.

Nah, people never engage in hyperbole on the internet!

The economic numbers have been questionable for years. Propping up GDP with government spending is the worst kind of economic sugar high one could conjure up yet that’s what’s been going on for a while.

As for Starmer, I would hardly be surprised if he did take advantage a bit of the sticky situation the Administration put themselves in.

Heh. The UK, thanks to their Green Everything policies, cannot make anything anymore. While still a big economy they have virtually no ability to make virgin steel. This deal will hopefully help revitalize a strategic need for a key partner.

Funny…I thought we never negotiated anything that helps anyone else…

That gave Starmer a lot of cards to play - he could help Trump with a political problem (of Trump's own creation),

It’s questionable if Trump ever had a “political problem”. There are no elections of consequence this year. Had he waited until next year to do this with the midterms looming there might have been one but after 1 month of tariffs…there’s not much there.

It's that we're negotiating those deals from a position of weakness,

Uh, huh. The world’s #1 economy may not be dealing from a position of its *maximal* strength levels but never deals from a *weak* position.