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TRUMP SAID U.S. IS 'GETTING RAPED' BY NATO, HAS PUSHED TO EXIT ALLIANCE ACCORDING TO WHITE HOUSE INSIDER
BY DAVID BRENNAN ON 11/22/19 AT 4:29 AM EST
President Donald Trump's criticisms of NATO have been one of the most concerning elements of his presidency to date for career diplomats and Pentagon officials.
A new book written by an anonymous White House insider published this week has shed further light on the president's aversion to the Cold War-era alliance, alleging Trump claimed the U.S. is "getting raped" by its allies and pushed to ditch the accord.
A Warning, by Anonymous, was published earlier this week. It is written by the same unnamed White House official who authored an op-ed for The New York Times last year, claiming to be part of "the resistance" against Trump within his own administration, working to frustrate much of the president's policy agenda.
A portion of the book is dedicated to Trump's belligerent stance on NATO. Since coming into office, the president has repeatedly maligned the alliance and its members, accusing members of not spending enough on joint defense and suggesting the transatlantic bloc is no longer fit for purpose.
Read more at https://www.newsweek.com/trump-said-u-s-getting-raped-nato-exit-alliance-white-house-insider-1473434
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)Now we watch republicans talk about how great that be
triron
(21,984 posts)"This magic moment..." is what Putin is thinking.
Vogon_Glory
(9,109 posts)When the Goobers in my state voted for that blot in the autumn of 2016.
As far as Im concerned the Right Wing has FORFEITED the right to have a credible claim to being considered US patriots.
rzemanfl
(29,554 posts)Stupid, but brave. Fuck you Drumpf, you Nazi.
Grokenstein
(5,721 posts)In what passes for the mind of Generalissimo Corpulente, he is Christ, he is the one who turns the other cheek while all others abuse their authority against him, and all he wanted to do was just grab a little pussy.
rzemanfl
(29,554 posts)bdamomma
(63,803 posts)Russia great again, by decimating NATO, tRump giving Putin everything he ever wished for, we have a enemy inside the US. He needs to go. NOW
sheshe2
(83,663 posts)0. TRUMP SAID U.S. IS 'GETTING RAPED' BY NATO, HAS PUSHED TO EXIT ALLIANCE ACCORDING TO ...
TRUMP SAID U.S. IS 'GETTING RAPED' BY NATO, HAS PUSHED TO EXIT ALLIANCE ACCORDING TO WHITE HOUSE INSIDER
Holy S**T!
Now he has pushed to pull out. He has pushed to exit???? This according to an 'insider'.
Never mind. Not delving into that one. Seriously!
C_U_L8R
(44,992 posts)And his Trumpoodle is clearing the path. Such a traitor.
Kid Berwyn
(14,808 posts)Trump is in the thrall of Putin.
jberryhill
(62,444 posts)Hes going to do some damage on the way out.
triron
(21,984 posts)Newest Reality
(12,712 posts)It appears that Trump's policy is to weaken our alliances, isolate the USA and make us more vulnerable. Putin appears to be playing the USA like a chess piece through Trump and Co.
Considering that Russia is playing a side game here, what do we hear about China and its non-stop attempts to be THE major superpower on all fronts in a short period of time? China is not just about trade, but that aspect of it tends to dominate the news. China is currently creating a technological power block that would prove to be a formidable opponent to our current stronghold on AI and tech development. In fact, if there is no negotiation or interchange between the US and Chinese blocks, a new kind of cold war will develop and China has potential to be on the winning side of that as a dominant player.
I mean, both Russia and China are not in the kind of bind that Trump is putting us in. We should be all out preparing for the major, global shift that is impending. Instead, there are several wedge issues that Trump puts emphasis on that are of a far lower priority as far as our most critical needs are concerned right now, both at home and abroad.
Time is really being wasted.
UniteFightBack
(8,231 posts)Doodley
(9,048 posts)what is happening.
keithbvadu2
(36,676 posts)catbyte
(34,341 posts)emmaverybo
(8,144 posts)triron
(21,984 posts)captain queeg
(10,103 posts)(...)? Fill in the blank
This guy!
Initech
(100,043 posts)AllyCat
(16,152 posts)MartyTheGreek
(565 posts)They have something on Lindsey Grahm and Moscow Mitch! WTF is it?
Kid Berwyn
(14,808 posts)We don't rely on American banks. We have all the funding we need out of Russia. Eric Trump
kairos12
(12,843 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(107,766 posts)But the right wing nut jobs will still bend over and spread their cheeks for him.
madamesilverspurs
(15,799 posts)exactly which NATO countries have treated us the way Trump treats women.
We're waiting.
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Greg K
(599 posts)Nitram
(22,768 posts)duforsure
(11,885 posts)To please Putin with , likely trump is in over his head in debt to Putin and Russians, and desperately doing things to please him with, like disrupt NATO. That's why he , and has compromised republicans promoting Putin propaganda knowing its false, and all lies.
Martin Eden
(12,847 posts)This POtuS proves it again and again.