Trump trade deals tout big energy export wins, but U.S. lacks the tankers to make good on the promises

The Trump administration is touting commitments by foreign nations for future large purchases of U.S. energy as part of recent trade deal frameworks, including with the EU, Indonesia, and South Korea, but a separate recent mandate from the U.S. Trade Representative to promote domestic shipbuilding may stand in the way of making those liquified natural gas shipments reality.

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It’s a fake trade deal. There is no enforcement of terms. It’s just the Europeans blowing smoke up Donnie’s ass so he can claim a win.

All of these “deals” are just announcements with no actual signed agreement behind them. Sort of like the big Foxconn deal from Trump 1.0

[https://www.jsonline.com/story/money/business/2023/03/23/what-we-know-about-foxconn-in-wisconsin-and-how-we-got-there/70037738007/](https://www.jsonline.com/story/money/business/2023/03/23/what-we-know-about-foxconn-in-wisconsin-and-how-we-got-there/70037738007/)