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61. The things I've been reading have been a lot gentler than I'd be

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Thu May 25, 2017, 05:16 PM

May 2017

but there's a great deal of hilarity in France over the Great Handshake War.

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Trump in Brussels: "The Germans are evil, very evil" [View all] DonViejo May 2017 OP

Stop the insanity n/t hibbing May 2017 #1

yes, PLEASE. It's truly unbearable. MBS May 2017 #51

Yes...PLEASE. Our allies are evil, and Duterte and Putin are good leaders? This is insanity. nt Honeycombe8 May 2017 #66

Don't forget about "smart cookie" Kim Jong Un Freethinker65 May 2017 #103

+1. nt Honeycombe8 May 2017 #126

Really? BeyondGeography May 2017 #2

Like every other industrialized nation We need a VAT tax onit2day May 2017 #116

No. UNLIKE "every other industrialized nation" our citizens must pay for health-care insurance, so a WinkyDink May 2017 #134

Lets me guess Turbineguy May 2017 #3

Except the Axis has now switched continents. sandensea May 2017 #82

His prep for the trip was watching "Patton" again JHB May 2017 #124

sprechen sie bora13 May 2017 #4

Scheisskopf Sculpin Beauregard May 2017 #16

Ya!! mitch96 May 2017 #60

I think he's finding western Europe a very hostile place Warpy May 2017 #5

And the press doesn't pander to him! Kittycow May 2017 #58

The things I've been reading have been a lot gentler than I'd be Warpy May 2017 #61

I'll have to look into that further 8D Kittycow May 2017 #76

Wait.... NOT the Onion????? NT Adrahil May 2017 #6

Trump is screwing us big time, pandering to those against trade -- GOPers and Democrats. Hoyt May 2017 #7

Putin sees Germany as his most powerful competition in Europe underpants May 2017 #8

Makes sense, when you look at it that way. Kber May 2017 #20

Putin's fantasy would be an American president chastising NATO & failing to reiterate US commitment underpants May 2017 #50

Bingo. dalton99a May 2017 #87

Ich bin nein Berliner. marylandblue May 2017 #9

Good one :D Kittycow May 2017 #54

No wonder Angela Merkel was so happy to see OldHippieChick May 2017 #10

Wait? What? Tommy_Carcetti May 2017 #11

Ho-leeey Sheeiitt!!!!! LongTomH May 2017 #12

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot gademocrat7 May 2017 #13

It didn't affect VW's stock price at all. Maybe tomorrow. benpollard May 2017 #14

Muzzle that asshole! wryter2000 May 2017 #15

If I drop my head in shame any further, it'll be rolling around my ankles. Have mercy Leghorn21 May 2017 #17

So do I have to trade in my VW mountain grammy May 2017 #18

WTF.. *45 effectively threatens to prohibit the importation of German cars into the US? MedusaX May 2017 #19

Time to go buy a Mercedes! Initech May 2017 #34

Kinda like health care - you have... 3catwoman3 May 2017 #73

Not. My. President. Tanuki May 2017 #21

Is this for real? nt irisblue May 2017 #22

The headline, translated by Google, quotes Trumpty Dumpty calling the Germans "evil"... DonViejo May 2017 #26

Yeah my HS German class had a subscription too in the 70s. There are alot of tweets from irisblue May 2017 #30

The headline is a mistranslation from English to German to English. Nuance gets lost. Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #52

Well I do think trump is a spoiled meat(sack) irisblue May 2017 #59

Ask any woman who's ever had a bad bar hookup, and I would bet Volaris May 2017 #84

The word "bad" can be translated into German as The Velveteen Ocelot May 2017 #85

Thanks for confirmation and I agree, it is an incredibly stupid hamfisted thing to say. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2017 #92

This doesn't even sound like the beginnings of dementia. lark May 2017 #23

Then how come he behaves himself when he's getting praise and attention? flibbitygiblets May 2017 #38

Don't forget that his first wife testified under oath that he flew into a rage, Tanuki May 2017 #68

I have said this for MONTHS!!!! He has Alzheimers, and it is accelerating from the stress nt adigal May 2017 #72

Nah, he's just an asshole. When he thinks he's being treated badly, he lashes out. SammyWinstonJack May 2017 #114

Why can't it be both... SeattleVet May 2017 #117

Narcissistic personality disorder. He has always been this way. kwassa May 2017 #128

So glad Obama is there with Angela to reassure the German people onetexan May 2017 #24

Remember this is the guy who picked a fight with the Pope. God help us all. politicaljunkie41910 May 2017 #25

Trumpy's just sore that Obama got a huge welcome earlier today flibbitygiblets May 2017 #27

+1000 Blue_Tires May 2017 #43

That and there's an election coming up, he was cool to Macron and pretended he'd supported him.... bettyellen May 2017 #47

Yes Blue_Roses May 2017 #55

+1 harun May 2017 #135

Part of his orders from Pootin. Alienate Europe, Germany first. And he IS German! Do the math. southerncrone May 2017 #28

the president y'all JHan May 2017 #29

Jesus LSFL May 2017 #31

He's quite literally gone mad with power. Initech May 2017 #41

NEIN!!!!!! Initech May 2017 #32

O. M. G. "We'll stop that." W. T. H.?!? HE IS A MADMAN. Is his HORSE our VP yet?! WinkyDink May 2017 #33

Hey, jehop61 May 2017 #35

It will take us years to re-build good relations with the rest of the planet. Ligyron May 2017 #36

Like his grandfather Friedrich? muntrv May 2017 #37

waiting for him to double down by bringing up the Holocaust 0rganism May 2017 #39

We'll have to stop our evil shipping to USA! yallerdawg May 2017 #40

Trump, is making himself irrelevant in the worldview and more and more of a laughing stock RKP5637 May 2017 #42

This message was self-deleted by its author angrychair May 2017 #44

Holy moly! What is going on here? Grammy23 May 2017 #45

he'll have to pry my Audi from my cold, dead hands.... dhill926 May 2017 #46

So for those keeping score: Blue_Tires May 2017 #48

exactly. nt Mosby May 2017 #71

Jesus Christ ellie May 2017 #49

Someone's Putin words in Donnie's mouth. kristopher May 2017 #53

I wonder if he has an ear piece so he can take it in real time. grantcart May 2017 #62

He probably has it installed... kristopher May 2017 #99

Despicable, ignorant, boorish, condescending, arrogant, and inexcusably rude. kstewart33 May 2017 #56

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2017 #57

My 2000 BMW Z-3 SCVDem May 2017 #63

Germans evil. Putin good. left-of-center2012 May 2017 #64

So his own grandfather is "evil, very evil". BumRushDaShow May 2017 #65

I was thinking the same thing. Alice11111 May 2017 #97

Well.... Manly_Scream May 2017 #107

Not The Onion or Borowitz? NastyRiffraff May 2017 #67

I love my BMW X3, built in Spartanburg, SC stollen May 2017 #69

BMW does indeed build cars in the USA. KeepItReal May 2017 #80

Yeah, kinda like the US is evil for selling so many cars Duppers May 2017 #70

Not the Onion????? northoftheborder May 2017 #74

Can we just stitch... 3catwoman3 May 2017 #75

You mean his anus? smirkymonkey May 2017 #83

Both would be fine. 3catwoman3 May 2017 #89

German was almost the official language of the United States. Initech May 2017 #77

This may have something to do with it... C Moon May 2017 #78

Yep. dalton99a May 2017 #88

Everything BeyondGeography May 2017 #95

Is this a sick joke?! Hekate May 2017 #79

holy shit! he's gonna declare war on germany for invading belgium! unblock May 2017 #81

So he wants to take Audi and BMW chelsea0011 May 2017 #86

Well, Russian cars are better dalton99a May 2017 #91

And beautiful... chelsea0011 May 2017 #93

trump has the diplomacy of an ostrich mdbl May 2017 #90

We can't let him out of the country again...he is like Alice11111 May 2017 #94

It's Trump's revenge on Germany for refusing to let Grandpa "Yukon Pimp" Trump back into Germany... Rollo May 2017 #96

Angela Merkel causes Trump to feel even more insecure. Solly Mack May 2017 #98

Some woman on Chris Matthews' show just said Trump had had such a good week... displacedtexan May 2017 #100

For some, if Trump doesn't tweet anything too bad, they think it's a win. Solly Mack May 2017 #101

Wow, just wow. area51 May 2017 #102

If the Germans are evil for their cars, he'll double down on the Japanese. miyazaki May 2017 #104

He was always working for Putin. mhw May 2017 #105

SMDH. Dumpty always goes the way of personal attacks calling Germans evil... iluvtennis May 2017 #106

One of the dumbest things he has ever said.... Stuart G May 2017 #108

He had better hope the BND doesn't have intercepted communications with Russians. roamer65 May 2017 #109

Ummmm paleotn May 2017 #110

Of course he'd never even CONSIDER....... SergeStorms May 2017 #111

I was going to trade in my VW Tiguan in 2019 tammywammy May 2017 #112

Er hat die weisheit pablo_marmol May 2017 #113

Hey Trump you orange idiot, on behalf of all my German ancestors I say... 47of74 May 2017 #115

I have an inkling this may have to do more with a lot of german media that is critical of Frump lambchopp59 May 2017 #118

The guy is a moron. Beacool May 2017 #119

All I am finding are articles. Can someone put up a video of him saying that? Doreen May 2017 #120

No vid, sadly! It took place in a closed door meeting: someone leaked it. Princess Turandot May 2017 #123

If he wants to see true evil he should look in the mirror. milestogo May 2017 #121

He says these things as if he is looking in a mirror when he says them. olddad56 May 2017 #122

WHAT IS EXACT QUOTE - did he use the word "evil" or "bad" - NPR this morning is reporting it as Kashkakat v.2.0 May 2017 #125

He said bad oberliner May 2017 #130

Evil? MUHAHAHA! If he knew german politics, he would freak out! DetlefK May 2017 #127

Headline is a lie oberliner May 2017 #129

I've never owned a German car, but I want to get one now, just to spite him. Coventina May 2017 #131

the germans are evil?! barbtries May 2017 #132

Lets put him in a straight jacket and blast him with rap. raven mad May 2017 #133