Trump Tells NATO Germany is 'Totally Controlled By Russia'
Source: The Daily Beast
Who had 'immediately' in the sweepstakes for how long it would take for President Trump to offend people at the NATO summit? The meeting in Belgium had barely got underway when the president told NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg that Germany was "totally controlled" by Russia, citing wrong statistics about how much energy Germany receives from Putin. Trump suggested 70% of Germany's gas imports were Russian but the latest official figure was actually 50.75%, according to the BBC. "Ultimately Germany will have almost 70% of their country controlled by Russia with natural gas, so you tell meis that appropriate?" he asked at Wednesday's breakfast meeting. "Germany is totally controlled by Russia because they will be getting from 60 to 70% of their energy from Russia, and a new pipeline, and you tell me if that's appropriate because I think it's not and I think it's a very bad thing for NATO." Continuing the public outburst, Trump said: If you look at it, Germany is a captive of Russia. They got rid of their coal plants, they got rid of their nuclear, theyre getting so much of their oil and gas from Russia. I think it is something NATO has to look at.
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3catwoman3
(23,812 posts)I propose a new word for when he does this (which is ALL THE TIME) - trumpjection.
NewJeffCT
(56,827 posts)to use the words of several senior white house officials over the past 18 months.
Is the US controlled by the Saudis because we import oil from them?
Is Ivanka Trump controlled by China because she makes her line of crap products there?
Is Donald Trump controlled by Mexico because he makes his shitty ties there?
Botany
(70,291 posts)Germany is one of the world's leaders in renewable energy.
Snellius
(6,881 posts)And Germany has committed to a long-term program of energy independence based on renewable fuel. Trump, of course, can not imagine any form of energy that does not come from noxious fossil fuels.
Botany
(70,291 posts)And wind in the North Sea is a constant too.
And Northern Europe is building more.
North Sea Wind Power Hub: A giant wind farm to power all of north Europe
https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/05/north-sea-wind-power-hub-offshore-wind-farm/
Snellius
(6,881 posts)For anyone else it would be embarrassing. The simple-minded only see things in black and white. He's too arrogant and America-first to understand how much more advanced and intelligent Europeans are in so many ways. They must be treating him as a petulant child, a belittling which he must really hate.
GusBob
(7,286 posts)DetlefK
(16,423 posts)Dave Starsky
(5,914 posts)He thinks that if he accuses others of stuff that he is doing, it will take the focus off of him doing it.
It's a habit for him.
No one falls for it except his Deplorables. And they are confused by peanut M&Ms.
GusBob
(7,286 posts)Nitram
(22,671 posts)turbinetree
(24,632 posts)since you are making yourself look like a complete and total ass...............................you are a total embarrassment for stupid, stupid is smarter than you......................
https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/renewables-cover-about-100-german-power-use-first-time-ever
Germany hit 100 renewable energy consumption, while you on the other hand are doing exactly what with our energy consumption....................flying down to Mar a Lago to fucking play golf .................you really are beyond stupid, your dumb........
November 2018 cannot get here fast enough......................vote
Hav
(5,969 posts)Even if you got 70% of the gas from Russia, how can one then draw the conclusion that 70% of the country is controlled or reliant on Russia? It makes no sense. And how could it mean they get 70% of their total energy from Russia? Who is putting these stupid ideas in his head?
Zambero
(8,954 posts)Spinning away and putting lipstick on their pig.
lark
(23,003 posts)He ALWAYS accuses others of his own sins to try and cover them up. He's the one who's all in with his master Putin, he's so afraid or in love with him (or both)that he will destroy the entire world if not taken out of office. Destructo-fat will not rest until America as we knew it is no more and Russia takes over huge chunks of eastern Europe, Ukraine first.
Bayard
(21,805 posts)I don't see how we can take much more of this. Getting these talking points from Putin so they can plan more scheming next week?
BumRushDaShow
(127,298 posts)HIS "Russia" and then everyone else's "Russia".
flibbitygiblets
(7,220 posts)I also see that many of our allies (assuming we can still consider them that), are starting to fight back. As victims of abuse do when they see others fighting back.