Daily Mail: 'Germany is a captive of Russia': Trump dresses down NATO's secretary general and threatens Berlin over its lagging defense spending and energy partnership with Putin's government
* Donald Trump unleashed his fury on NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday morning after the leader asked him about Vladimir Putin
* 'Germany is totally controlled by Russia,' Trump charged. 'I think its a very bad thing for NATO'
* President Trump has berated America's European allies for failing to meet their defense spending obligations to NATO
* The complaints come full circle this week at the NATO leaders' summit
* On Tuesday, European Council President Donald Tusk hit back at Trump, telling him, 'America does not have and will not have a better ally than Europe'
* Tusk said: 'America appreciate your allies. After all you don't have that many'
* President Trump tweeted minutes later: NATO countries must pay MORE, the United States must pay LESS. Very Unfair!'
* He told reporters as he prepared to board Marine One that America has plenty of allies and put new pressure on NATO nations to increase their defense spending
Donald Trump unleashed his fury on NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday for defending Germany's energy partnership with Russia and threatened Berlin with U.S. action over the deal that he said is wholly inappropriate.
Trump fumed that 'Germany is a captive of Russia' and said the U.S. would 'have to do something' in light of the pipeline deal that's funneling billions into Moscow's economy.
'Germany is totally controlled by Russia,' he charged. 'I think its a very bad thing for NATO,' Trump said.
Stoltenberg reminded that the U.S. and Europe are 'stronger together than apart' and that has been proven by two World Wars and the alliance's dealings with Russia. Trump told him in response, 'No, you're just making Russia richer. You're not dealing with Russia, you're making Russia richer.'
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WNU Editor: These remarks are upsetting a lot of people in Washington and in Europe today. But he does have a point .... Donald Trump is RIGHT: Germany imports 70 per cent of its gas from Russia in a controversial deal that has enriched its former Chancellor and it will soon receive even MORE - but the US could step in (Daily Mail). How can German Chancellor say that Russia is a threat .... but then does this deal?
More News On U.S. President Trump Remarks That Russia Controls Germany
Trump claims Germany ‘controlled’ by Russia, Merkel differs -- AP
At NATO, abrasive Trump lashes Germany for being Russian 'captive' -- Reuters
Trump Nato: New war of words with Merkel -- BBC
Trump: Germany 'captive' to Russia after pipeline deal -- The Hill
Germany 'controlled' by Russia on gas, Trump says -- UPI
Trump says ‘Germany totally controlled by Russia’ through gas supplies -- TASS
NATO summit: Trump says Germany is 'captive' to Russia -- Al Jazeera
5 comments:
President Deals is exhibit 100,000 in support of the fact you can be filthy rich and at the same time so very, very dumb about so many, many, many things. He refuses to learn anything from his advisers.
Every time this guy tweets or opens his burger hole he vomits forth something cringe worthy.
Coulter is right about that. One thing people admired about the US is the no-bull/let's do it attitude. When I look at the US Congress I shudder...
Beauracracy and politics is where a lot of mean spirited (power abusing), incompetent and double talk (liars ) hide. Think of all the lies and corruption. . I couldn't even stand doing a politician's / Beauracrat's day for even 10x the salary they get already.. I know I wouldn't be cut out for it..takes a special kind of person. Just think of all these people. ..Comey and McCabe have been proven to be outrageous liars and partisan (one to a party, the other to only himself..party of one)...then you have Maxine Waters who calls for the harassment and intimidation of people who disagree with her point of view.. and she doesn't see anything wrong with that and keeps marching on... how is what she suggested not a fireable offence? I don't know -any- company that would allow that. But she gets away with the free speech card? Wow.. would the KuKluxKlan get away with that? *hey white brothers let's go out and harrass people we oppose and make them feel unwelcome*... one is a racist. .the other an. .how do you call people narrow minded about other people's opinions? Bigots. ..but how do you call them if they even call for the intimidation of those people? It's unbelievable. .and the left (some, not all) cheer her on. And then you wonder why people will vote Democrats out off office despite Trump being in the white house. ..because you offer something that's even worse!!
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