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Nato chief says Donald Trump comments 'undermine all of our security' (www.bbc.co.uk)

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[-] dharwin@kbin.social 116 points 9 months ago

As a European, I wish a hearty "fuck you" to Trump, and anyone dumb enough to support him.

[-] MrPoopbutt@lemmy.world 67 points 9 months ago

As an American, same

[-] Nacktmull@lemmy.world 75 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Trump is obviously an agent of Putin, he is not even hiding it any more. Putin probably has videos of Trump abusing minors on Epstein island or something similarly compromising.

[-] rusticus@lemm.ee 42 points 9 months ago

No it’s worse than this. If it were based upon compromising info, Trump would be an UNWILLING participant. He is so invested in the Russian oligarchy money laundering for decades that he is a WILLING participant. He BELIEVES they are on the same team.

[-] rustydrd@sh.itjust.works 14 points 9 months ago

These two aren't even mutually exclusive. An idiot like Trump, upon getting blackmailed, could probably convince himself that the other guy would never release his secrets because they're such good friends.

[-] GreatAlbatross@feddit.uk 9 points 9 months ago

And it's entirely possible Russia has promised to be his plan B if his plans fail.

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[-] Pretzilla@lemmy.world 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Yes, the actual P-(edo) tapes

And plenty of financial money laundering kompromat too

[-] Vendul@feddit.de 65 points 9 months ago

Trump is a threat. Neutralize the threat.

[-] ABoxOfPhotons@lemmy.world 34 points 9 months ago

Unfortunately, he is a product of the American way, remove him from the equation and some other narcissistic, imbecile will eventually walk the same walk.

Unfortunately, trump is just a symptom of a much bigger problem.

[-] Tyfud@lemmy.world 21 points 9 months ago

Agreed. But sometimes, you need to remove the infection first before it can heal.

Removing trump from the equation removes their rallying point and sends them back into the shadows, where we will build a beacon of light to educate them out of.

[-] echodot@feddit.uk 14 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

They don't really have anyone else who has Trumps level of support, if Trump was eliminated I'm not sure who would pick up the mantle. He really is the catalyst for all of the problems, and these idiots are incapable of self-organization.

As hard as it is to believe, Trump is the brains of the operation, in as much as the operation has any brains at all.

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[-] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 62 points 9 months ago

In case anyone was wondering, Canada asked if we would still have protection if Russia invaded. Trump basically said we can go fuck ourselves. That should tell everyone everything you needed to know about Trump: HE'S. A. RUSSIAN. ASSET.

[-] PsychedSy@sh.itjust.works 16 points 9 months ago

US defenses don't work without our northern sibling.

[-] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 9 months ago

That might worry someone who isn't a Russian asset.

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[-] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 48 points 9 months ago

GOP in 2016 We need Trump because the rest of the world is laughing at us.

GOP in 2024 Who cares what the rest of the world thinks about us?

[-] DandomRude@lemmy.world 27 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Tbh I think the world was already laughing in 2016. Even back then Trump was an absolutely ridiculous candidate. The real joke, though, is that even after his disastrous tenure as president and despite all of his criminal dealings, Trump is running again (and will probably even win the election). That would be funny if it were just about what this fact says about the American electorate. But unfortunately, the USA is still the strongest military power in the world. So it's not too funny for the rest of the world to have to worry about how to deal with an orange psychopath with a gigantic arsenal of weapons and enormous economic power. I therefore assume that at least the democratic rest of the world has stopped laughing by now.

[-] Algaroth@lemmy.world 9 points 9 months ago

Yeah, this shit stopped being funny a long time ago.

[-] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 11 points 9 months ago

I knew I was in the Twilight Zone when Trump, [a draft dodging rich boy who compared tomcatting around Manhattan in the 1970s with actually going to Vietnam ] talked about shit John McCain and wasn't lynched by the GOP

[-] Algaroth@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

No, you see, Trump isn't a black man kneeling during the national anthem so he's not being disrespectful at all. Honestly I'm surprised they don't all have serious whiplash from that turn around.

[-] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 9 points 9 months ago

One of my favorites.

Conservative woman goes on The View TV show after the 'pussy grabber' tape comes out. One of the panelists keeps saying 'pussy' over and over.

Conservative woman asks her to stop using that offensive term.

[-] AlgonquinHawk@lemmy.ml 34 points 9 months ago

“You gotta lay your bills” says the guy who hasn’t paid his bills in decades.

[-] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 21 points 9 months ago

Why hasn’t Trump been labeled a terrorist and been sanctioned?

[-] Siegfried@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

I guess its because roughly 40% of americans would still vote for him

[-] autotldr@lemmings.world 6 points 9 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

Donald Trump's suggestion the US would not protect Nato allies failing to spend enough on defence "undermines all of our security", the Western military alliance's chief has said.

Addressing crowds during a rally in South Carolina on Saturday, Mr Trump said he had made his comments about Russia during a previous meeting of leaders of Nato countries.

In a statement on Sunday, Mr Stoltenberg emphasised the alliance remains "ready and able" to defend its members and any attack "will be met with a united and forceful response".

Following Mr Stoltenberg's comments, US President Joe Biden said: "Donald Trump's admission that he intends to give Putin a green light for more war and violence, to continue his brutal assault against a free Ukraine, and to expand his aggression to the people of Poland and the Baltic states, [is] appalling and dangerous."

Mr Trump has long been critical of Nato and what he sees as an excessive financial burden on the United States to guarantee the defence of 30 other nations.

However, Republicans in Congress have since the turn of the year blocked all new funding - demanding tough measures to restrict migration into the US on its southern border, and then refusing the amended bill when it was presented earlier this week.

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