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Lady Freedom Returns

(14,120 posts)
Sat Nov 23, 2019, 10:04 PM Nov 2019

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

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
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TRUMP SAID U.S. IS 'GETTING RAPED' BY NATO, HAS PUSHED TO EXIT ALLIANCE ACCORDING TO ... (Original Post) Lady Freedom Returns Nov 2019 OP
And just for shits, let's change our name to Putinistan while we're out it. NightWatcher Nov 2019 #1
Trump is Putin's dream come true. triron Nov 2019 #3
I thought our country's name was changed to DumbF**k-istan Vogon_Glory Nov 2019 #16
The orange asshole talks about rape? rzemanfl Nov 2019 #2
Bravery would require comprehension. Grokenstein Nov 2019 #21
It is not hard to grok your point. n/t rzemanfl Nov 2019 #28
Making bdamomma Nov 2019 #4
Trump is an expert on rape. sheshe2 Nov 2019 #5
Putin's getting itchy to invade. C_U_L8R Nov 2019 #6
Impeach the traitor tonight. Kid Berwyn Nov 2019 #7
We have to get rid of this thing jberryhill Nov 2019 #8
Totally agree. triron Nov 2019 #18
It appears that... Newest Reality Nov 2019 #9
He can fucking leave but the United States is staying. He's fucking disgusting in every way. nt UniteFightBack Nov 2019 #10
America is being destroyed from within. The GOP embrace it and the Democrats need to communicate Doodley Nov 2019 #11
Putting money into Trump was the best investment Putin ever made keithbvadu2 Nov 2019 #12
Khrushchev was right. catbyte Nov 2019 #13
Omg amazing. Shoe banging Khrushchev was a prophet. Their plan then and now. emmaverybo Nov 2019 #14
Nikita was onto something wasn't he? Putin took his words to heart. triron Nov 2019 #17
Who has two thumbs and their nose so far up Putin's ass captain queeg Nov 2019 #22
Very poor choice of words, Chump. Initech Nov 2019 #15
A$$hole idiot doing Putin's bidding AllyCat Nov 2019 #19
He's pissing on the graves of our Veteran ancestors! Fuck That! MartyTheGreek Nov 2019 #20
Only Trump's accountant knows. Kid Berwyn Nov 2019 #30
Beyond a useful idiot. He is a Politburo unto himself. kairos12 Nov 2019 #23
Doing Putin's bidding Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 2019 #24
Okay, then, Trump needs to tell us madamesilverspurs Nov 2019 #25
He's an existential threat to this country. I don't get why the GOP is so willing to prop him up. Greg K Nov 2019 #26
Trump is trying to implement Putin's agenda and is a traitor to the country. Nitram Nov 2019 #27
More trump excuses duforsure Nov 2019 #29
Putin's Puppet Martin Eden Nov 2019 #31

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)
1. And just for shits, let's change our name to Putinistan while we're out it.
Sat Nov 23, 2019, 10:07 PM
Nov 2019

Now we watch republicans talk about how great that be

Vogon_Glory

(9,109 posts)
16. I thought our country's name was changed to DumbF**k-istan
Sat Nov 23, 2019, 11:42 PM
Nov 2019

When the Goobers in my state voted for that blot in the autumn of 2016.



As far as I’m concerned the Right Wing has FORFEITED the right to have a credible claim to being considered US patriots.

Grokenstein

(5,721 posts)
21. Bravery would require comprehension.
Sun Nov 24, 2019, 12:23 AM
Nov 2019

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.

bdamomma

(63,803 posts)
4. Making
Sat Nov 23, 2019, 10:12 PM
Nov 2019

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)
5. Trump is an expert on rape.
Sat Nov 23, 2019, 10:15 PM
Nov 2019



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


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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!

Newest Reality

(12,712 posts)
9. It appears that...
Sat Nov 23, 2019, 10:33 PM
Nov 2019

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.

Doodley

(9,048 posts)
11. America is being destroyed from within. The GOP embrace it and the Democrats need to communicate
Sat Nov 23, 2019, 10:35 PM
Nov 2019

what is happening.

MartyTheGreek

(565 posts)
20. He's pissing on the graves of our Veteran ancestors! Fuck That!
Sun Nov 24, 2019, 12:20 AM
Nov 2019

They have something on Lindsey Grahm and Moscow Mitch! WTF is it?

Kid Berwyn

(14,808 posts)
30. Only Trump's accountant knows.
Sun Nov 24, 2019, 01:45 PM
Nov 2019

“We don't rely on American banks. We have all the funding we need out of Russia.” — Eric Trump

madamesilverspurs

(15,799 posts)
25. Okay, then, Trump needs to tell us
Sun Nov 24, 2019, 12:51 AM
Nov 2019

exactly which NATO countries have treated us the way Trump treats women.

We're waiting.


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duforsure

(11,885 posts)
29. More trump excuses
Sun Nov 24, 2019, 10:12 AM
Nov 2019

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.

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