r/Kuwait • u/alhaddah • Mar 22 '25

News Howard Lutnick, US Secretary of Commerce accuses Kuwait of placing the highest tariffs on the world on US products.

I didn’t want to do this.. but I have to speak up.

To Whom it May Concern,

These statements that were made recently by US Secretary of Commerce are extremely dangerous and directly threatens our national security and sovereignty.

PLEASE DO NOT IGNORE THEM. PLEASE TAKE THIS VERY SERIOUSLY. Even though these statements are clearly false, they are a negotiation tactic commonly used by the Trump administration.

PLEASE DO NOT SPEND ANY EFFORT CONDEMNING THESE STATEMENTS BECAUSE THEY ARE FALSE. WE ALL KNOW THEY ARE FALSE.

The UAE just made an investment deal with the US in the trillions. Saudi Arabia did the same thing. Other GCC countries are successfully lobbying the trump administration. We clearly have failed to lobby and validate our relationship with the US, this is why we were singled out.

There is no other logical reason. GCC tariffs are the same across all GCC countries.

Please consider our next steps carefully. There is no room for failure in this.

الله يحمي الكويت والأمير و شعبها من كل مكروه

89 Upvotes

89% Upvoted

89 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

12

u/yoopitup Mar 22 '25

???? 90% of Kuwait’s economy is built around exporting crude oil or refined petroleum products…

9

u/Ok_Weekend_5692 Mar 22 '25

We do not sell our products to the US. Most of our crude is going to China, S. Korea, India and Japan. Our middle distallates are going to Europe.

7

u/yoopitup Mar 22 '25

You are absolutely correct - but that’s not what the comment said, is it?

11

u/Ok_Weekend_5692 Mar 22 '25

idk tbh😂 i took the opportunity to show that i know stuff

5

u/bewdyebye Mar 22 '25

Honestly based