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Trump at NATO breakfast, makin' friends wherever he goes! (Original Post)
Miles Archer
Jul 2018
OP
So, by Trumps logic, how much of the US is controlled by Saudi Arabia and Iraq and Kuwait?
world wide wally
Jul 2018
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Miles Archer
(18,837 posts)1. For my friends who do NOT want to watch the video, there's a summary here:
Trump said: Were protecting Germany, were protecting France, were protecting all of these countries. And then numerous of the countries go out and make a pipeline deal with Russia where theyre paying billions of dollars into the coffers of Russia
I think thats very inappropriate.
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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.
However, his comment that Germany is totally controlled by Russia because they are getting 60 to 70 percent of their energy from Russia and a new pipeline appeared to mis-state German energy use about 20 percent of which is accounted for by oil and gas imports from Russia.
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They have to step it up immediately. Germany is a rich country, they talk about increasing it a tiny bit by 2030. Well they could increase it immediately, tomorrow, and have no problem, Trump said.
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/07/trump-opens-nato-summit-fact-free-breakfast-rant-germany/
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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.
However, his comment that Germany is totally controlled by Russia because they are getting 60 to 70 percent of their energy from Russia and a new pipeline appeared to mis-state German energy use about 20 percent of which is accounted for by oil and gas imports from Russia.
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They have to step it up immediately. Germany is a rich country, they talk about increasing it a tiny bit by 2030. Well they could increase it immediately, tomorrow, and have no problem, Trump said.
https://www.rawstory.com/2018/07/trump-opens-nato-summit-fact-free-breakfast-rant-germany/
heaven05
(18,124 posts)2. this laughing stock
makes me literally The leaders in this photo look like they could too.
Here is a different reaction to a true POTUS
And the sad thing is the boor was afraid President Obama would get true respect, not the kind he verbally and physically demands. HThe trump chumps hate for President Obama is great. And his childishness even greater.
PatSeg
(46,773 posts)8. And in true Trump fashion,
he just repeated the same thing over and over again. The looks on the faces of John Kelly and Kay Bailey Hutchinson were priceless. They couldn't look more uncomfortable.
turbinetree
(24,631 posts)3. Donald Trump..........................Germany and energy power
https://www.cleanenergywire.org/news/renewables-cover-about-100-german-power-use-first-time-ever
Your so full of shit trump.......................just take a car ride over to russia and just fucking stay there
You fucking traitor.........................
Your so full of shit trump.......................just take a car ride over to russia and just fucking stay there
You fucking traitor.........................
greatauntoftriplets
(175,691 posts)4. That outburst probably spoiled a few appetites.
riversedge
(69,708 posts)5. Here, Trump blabbering and blabbering at breakfast............
Gavin Lee
@GavinLeeBBC
Wow 😮 Summits just started with an opening salvo from President #Trump making clear hes deeply unhappy with #Germany ...
Link to tweet
world wide wally
(21,718 posts)6. So, by Trumps logic, how much of the US is controlled by Saudi Arabia and Iraq and Kuwait?
maddiemom
(5,106 posts)7. This is SOOOO embarrassing!
Do you think Trump made his "point" here? He took plenty of time getting it across, in case anyone misunderstood what he thought.