Republican U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump responds to a speech attacking his candidacy by former Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney as Trump appears at a campaign rally in Portland, Maine, March 3, 2016. REUTERS/Joel Page
Reuters: Foreign diplomats voicing alarm to U.S. officials about Trump
Foreign diplomats are expressing alarm to U.S. government officials about what they say are inflammatory and insulting public statements by Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump, according to senior U.S. officials.
Officials from Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and Asia have complained in recent private conversations, mostly about the xenophobic nature of Trump's statements, said three U.S. officials, who all declined to be identified.
"As the (Trump) rhetoric has continued, and in some cases amped up, so, too, have concerns by certain leaders around the world," said one of the officials.
The three officials declined to disclose a full list of countries whose diplomats have complained, but two said they included at least India, South Korea, Japan and Mexico.
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WNU Editor: What these diplomats/governments are really concerned about are Trumps remarks that he will renegotiate trade deals .... and these governmens should be .... the U.S. is well positioned to renegotiate everything .... trade deals signed in the past or not.
3 comments:
Such people insult the US daily. Apparently some can dish it out but they can't take it when someone calls them on it. Of course these people are upset about deals being renegotiated. They are essentially screwing America over and have been getting away with it for a long time.
While the focus has been on trade deals and this is a good place to start, it goes beyond this. Hopefully if the "deal maker" can get elected he and his team can do something about these lopsided trade deals. Additionally, we need to renegotiate some of these ridiculous defense deals we have with countries like South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and NATO just to name a few.
So yes they are a little upset. The prospect of an American leader who might tirelessly represent American interests. What a novel idea!! For what it's worth, I'm not convinced Mr. Trump is any of these. Even if he is I'm not convinced a nation such as America that has a strong sense of self-hatred is going to stand up for its interests and it may be reluctant to elect someone who actually would.
Foreign country shouldn't feel so guilty much less get an American politics or business what are foreign country worry about their free meal ticket getting taken away..
Many of the European countries may have to start paying for the lions share of their own defense. Heavens! That could put a further chink in their "socialist utopias".
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