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Panicked Seoul Fumbles ‘Betrayal’ Bill as Trump Unleashes Devastating “America First” Trade Bombshell

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The United States agrees to impose 15% tariffs on imports from South Korea under a trade deal for the vast majority of South Korean products, seen in this photo illustration in Brussels, Belgium, on August 1, 2025.

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AMERICA DECLARES ECONOMIC WAR. In a staggering unilateral move, President Trump has detonated a long-simmering trade conflict with a key Asian ally, SLAMMING South Korea with a brutal 25% tariff hammer—an Earth-shattering 66% INCREASE. The shocking ultimatum exposes a supposed “ally” as a dithering adversary, dragging its feet on a critical $350 BILLION investment pledge to Washington. This isn’t just a trade dispute; it’s a RAW TEST OF LOYALTY in a tense geopolitical arena.

Insiders are FUMING, suggesting Seoul’s bureaucratic delays are a calculated act of DEFIANCE, hiding behind parliamentary procedure while American workers are held hostage. The response from South Korea’s ruling party—a meek promise to “expedite” legislation—reeks of PANICKED DAMAGE CONTROL as the nation’s corporate titans, Hyundai and Kia, teeter on the brink of financial catastrophe. This is what surrender looks like.

The DEEPENING CRACKS in this decades-old alliance are now a gaping chasm. America’s message is clear: submit or be CRUSHED. South Korea’s desperate “review meetings” and promises of “bipartisan cooperation” are the pathetic whimpers of a vassal state being put in its place. As U.S. economic dominance is brazenly challenged, this explosive confrontation proves NO ALLY IS SAFE from the new iron-fisted doctrine. The global order you knew is DEAD.



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