NATO is "no longer obsolete," President Trump declares

[groundloop]

Source: CBS News

President Donald Trump said NATO is “no longer obsolete,” in a joint news conference Wednesday with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg after their first face-to-face meeting at the White House.

“I said it was obsolete,” Mr. Trump said. “It’s no longer obsolete.”

Mr. Trump, who consistently criticized NATO during his presidential campaign, on Wednesday said the “great alliance” of the U.S. and NATO will work with a “common devotion to human dignity and freedom” to defeat the world’s challenges, “of which there will be many.” The two in private were expected to discuss Russia and Syria, along with Ukraine, and the fight against ISIS.

At this point, the greatest question facing NATO is what to do with Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, believed to be responsible for a deadly chemical attack on Syria last week, and Russia, which has resisted any international intervention in Syria. Mr. Trump’s appearance with Stoltenberg came soon after Secretary of State Rex Tillerson held a press conference with Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov, in which the two disagreed on virtually everything. Moments before the Trump-Stoltenberg news conference, a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for an investigation into the Syria chemical attack failed -- killed by a Russian veto.

Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-nato-secretary-general-meet-hold-news-conference-live-updates/

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Yesterday NATO was obsolete, today it's all good again.

[LuckyLib]

1. Of course that's because of his statesmanship and world influence. NATO is on board

now, thanks to the Donald in the WH.

[Honeycombe8]

4. Everyone says so! After all, he's the smartest man ever. Everyone says that, too. nt

[EarthFirst]

2. More attempt to make him look defiant to Russia...

His second (or third) in the recent few days?

[Honeycombe8]

3. I'm glad to hear it, but wow...has there ever been a Prez who turned so quickly

and so absolutely on positions before? I mean, the complete opposite!

He might as well say, "Okay, I admit it. I was just saying stuff to win. I didn't mean any of it."

[lordsummerisle]

5. War is peace

Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.

[LenaBaby61]

6. "NATO is "no longer obsolete," President Trump declares"

"Yesterday NATO was obsolete, today it's all good again."

"Someone" told him to say that--That someone called themselves trying to make people believe that they're not in love any longer

That someone who told him to say that of course is his puppet master and blackmailer.

[dalton99a]

7. He'll obsolete it again next month.

[groundloop]

11. Definitely no later than next week.

[forgotmylogin]

27. "No, we've always been at war with Eastasia!"

(/Orwell)

[cstanleytech]

8. "no longer"? It never became it you twit!!!!

[truthisfreedom]

9. Anything to make the russia stories go away. Anything at all.

He'd shoot himself in the foot if it would help.

[tavernier]

14. Nope.

He can't see his foot over his pork belly.

[Javaman]

10. his ultra right wing nut job supporters won't like this at all...

and isn't that just grand!

[TomCADem]

12. Trump: NATO Is Obsolete And Expensive, "Doesn't Have The Right Countries In It For Terrorism"

Did Trump flip a coin this week?

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/03/27/trump_europe_is_not_safe_lots_of_the_free_world_has_become_weak.html

In an interview on ABC's "This Week," Donald Trump says that the Cold War-era alliance headquartered in Brussels has been revealed as "obsolete" following devastating terrorist attacks in that city this week.

"NATO doesn't discuss terrorism," Trump said. "NATO's not meant for terrorism. NATO doesn't have the right countries in it for terrorism."

NATO forces from Germany and Britain did deploy to Afghanistan after 9/11.

"NATO was done at a time you had the Soviet Union, which was obviously larger -- much larger than Russia is today. I'm not saying Russia is not a threat," Trump explained. "But we have other threats. We have the threat of terrorism."

[mindem]

29. He is so smart

Now that he knows where NATO is headquartered, Brussels, he will propose what he feels are "the right countries" to be new members. The new countries will be designated as Brussels sprouts.

[uppityperson]

13. MAGA!!! Go TRUMP!!!! RAh rah rah wtf wtf wtf?

seriously, wtf?

[ProudLib72]

15. I'm so glad to not be a deplorable

To have to try and make sense of his constant swings would make anyone's head explode.

[doc03]

16. He fixed it already? nt

[dalton99a]

17. The magic power of Trump

aka bullshit

[dchill]

18. I get it now! Everything is what it is...

or isn't what it isn't, because Trumpy says it is... Or isn't. When he says it. Or isn't. Or before. Or after.

Simple enough.

[0rganism]

19. the Donald calls alternative realities into being at will

he's the first Schrödinger's president

[raccoon]

20. "When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone,

“it means just what I choose it to mean—neither more nor less.” “The question is,” said Alice, “whether you can make words mean so many different things.” “The question is,” said Humpty Dumpty, “which is to be master—that’s all.”

http://www.bartleby.com/73/2019.html

[IronLionZion]

24. Facts must be fairly balanced with alternative facts

it's like animal farm

[Mc Mike]

21. Bah.

[Vinca]

22. It is, it isn't, it is, it isn't, it is, it isn't.

Want to bet he has no idea what NATO, the acronym, stands for? Yesterday someone said Trump parrots the last thing that was said to him. Maybe today he'll be opposed to NATO again.

[IronLionZion]

23. You're going to win so much it'll make your head spin

[Paladin]

25. SIX POLICY REVERSALS IN TWO DAYS.

NATO
Syria
Chinese $ manipulation
Low interest rates
Janet Yellen
Ex-Im Bank

Such is life under a mentally-deranged "president"...........

[underpants]

28. Yeah it's almost like he was lying the whole time

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10028926254

[NCjack]

26. Trump was obsolete on November 8. Trump is still obsolete. nt

[Nitram]

30. Trump is slowly catching up with what all of us already knew after a couple of months...

in the white House. He just found out that China isn't a currency manipulator. What a...........words fail me.

[lark]

31. Once he gets Russian sanctions removed, he will flip/flop once again.

NATO will be bad and we need to cut our participation, and will refuse to help Ukraine defend itself and he will declare they wanted Russia anyway. Watch!