“NATO RIP”: Journalists Horrified By Trump Waffling On Security Guarantees
https://mediamatters.org/blog/2016/07/20/nato-rip-journalists-horrified-trump-waffling-security-guarantees/211772NATO RIP: Journalists Horrified By Trump Waffling On Security Guarantees
Blog July 20, 2016 11:20 PM EDT ZACHARY PLEAT
Media figures across the political spectrum reacted with dismay and disbelief after The New York Times reported that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump called into question whether, as president, he would automatically extend the security guarantees to members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) if they were attacked by Russia.
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"He even called into question whether, as president, he would automatically extend the security guarantees that give the 28 members of NATO the assurance that the full force of the United States military has their back.
For example, asked about Russias threatening activities that have unnerved the small Baltic States that are the most recent entrants into NATO, Mr. Trump said that if Russia attacked them, he would decide whether to come to their aid only after reviewing whether those nations have fulfilled their obligations to us.
Several journalists have documented the close ties and apparent affinity between Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin.
On Twitter, liberal, nonideological, and conservative media figures alike reacted with horror and disbelief at Trumps comments:
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Journalists comments at link.
This is unbelievable..frightening.
Southerncomfy
(117 posts)misterhighwasted
(9,148 posts)Christopher Orr ✔@OrrChris
Becoming clear that Trump's real frustration is that he couldn't put Putin on the ticket with him.
#RNCinCLE https://twitter.com/Neil_Irwin/status/755956574141624320
9:52 PM - 20 Jul 2016
Warpy
(111,261 posts)they've been giving that misogynistic, racist assbag 24/7 coverage for months, building him up with all that free airtime and NOW they're horrified at what's coming out of his ignorant mouth?
Excuse me if I react with a frenzy of apathy to their horror.
We all know they're not going to pull the plug on all his free advertising airtime, either.
misterhighwasted
(9,148 posts)24/7 Trump.
SunSeeker
(51,557 posts)Marcuse
(7,482 posts)just said that Hilliary understands the rules of NATO and "would never say anything so stupid" as Trump just did. Ditto for Trump's praise of Turkey's anti secular crackdown. The Fox News handler was horrified and cut him off.
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)brought the Baltic states onboard. Those are, historically, in the Russian sphere of influence. We are only asking for trouble by courting them.
PachobelsCannon
(13 posts)I don't like Trump but I think most progressives would definitely agree that NATO needs to be put out to pasture.
Jackieduda
(12 posts)Sure, this kind of stuff scares me too, all of it does. But lest we forget that presidents rarely keep promises, any promises, and despite that they are a pack of spoiled fighting babies, Congress will keep most of this rhetoric in check.