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A White House spokesperson put it the best, I think:

The White House spokesperson Andrew Bates, when asked about Trump’s comments, said: “Encouraging invasions of our closest allies by murderous regimes is appalling and unhinged – and it endangers American national security, global stability and our economy at home.”

What's so insane about all this is that Trump saying something like that out loud means it's now practically gospel to the vast majority of GOP voters, and might as well be official party policy.

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[–] HowRu68@lemmy.world 84 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

The bot missed what Stoltenberg said:

"The Nato chief, Jens Stoltenberg, has said any attack on the western military alliance would be met with a “united and forceful response”, after Donald Trump invited Russia to attack member countries that he perceived as not meeting their financial obligations.

Stoltenberg said in a statement: “Any suggestion that allies will not defend each other undermines all of our security, including that of the US, and puts American and European soldiers at increased risk. I expect that regardless of who wins the presidential election, the US will remain a strong and committed Nato ally.”

[–] Bipta@kbin.social 60 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I expect that regardless of who wins the presidential election, the US will remain a strong and committed Nato ally.

Well, he obviously shouldn't.

[–] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 47 points 9 months ago

He has to say that, though. Saying "if Trump wins, Nato is hosed" wouldn't sound as, well… resolute

[–] anon_8675309@lemmy.world 66 points 9 months ago (1 children)

If there was ever any remaining doubt that Trump is a Russian operative.

[–] rayyy@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)
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[–] Bipta@kbin.social 43 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Trump already killed hundreds of thousands of Americans during COVID.

So if you think he gives a fuck about Europeans...

[–] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 6 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

This isn't what not giving a fuck looks like. He clearly gives enough of a fuck to lie about this stuff publicly

[–] Sterile_Technique@lemmy.world 30 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Trump remarks may put US and EU lives at risk

...yeah that's kinda his hobby.

[–] nyctre@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago

Pretty sure he's getting paid for it so it's technically his job.

[–] nevemsenki@lemmy.world 29 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (10 children)

Europe would do well to become military self-sufficient. Of course once they are, there's not much reason to keep US forces in their territory either, so I'm not sure how much the US really wants that.

[–] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 60 points 9 months ago (16 children)

The idea that Europe isn't militarily self-sufficient is, frankly, horseshit. The US just has such an incredibly outsized military that anything will look "insufficient"

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[–] GiddyGap@lemm.ee 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Reminds my of when Trump threatened to withdraw troops from Germany to punish them and a high-ranking military officer had to correct him and explain that the American troops are not in Germany to protect Germany but for the benefit of the US in order to support its strategic interests in the region.

Trump seems clueless on these things.

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[–] Greyghoster@aussie.zone 17 points 9 months ago

Trump just says stuff, brain farts really, that his MAGA sycophants just lap up and suddenly approve. On day soon they will be cheering as he jerks off in public.

[–] cabron_offsets@lemmy.world 16 points 9 months ago

ffs, he’s a russian agent.

[–] Arthur_Leywin@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago

My first thought was "which one?"

[–] zik@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I mean you're talking about the guy who allowed a million Americans to die unnecessarily through his mishandling of covid so I don't think a few deaths are going to bother him.

[–] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 9 months ago

If only somebody could put Trump's life at risk instead of him doing it to everyone else.

[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 5 points 9 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


Trump told a campaign rally in South Carolina on Saturday night that he would “encourage” Russia to attack any of the US’s Nato allies that he felt were not paying their fair share.

At the political rally, Trump – who is in the lead to be the Republican nominee in this year’s US presidential election – claimed that the president of “a big country” had asked him: “Well, sir, if we don’t pay and we’re attacked by Russia – will you protect us?”

In London, Peter Ricketts, a member of the House of Lords who previously served as the permanent representative to Nato in Brussels, wrote on X: “Not very plausible that the president of a ‘big’ European country would ask him that (or call him sir!).

Jan Lipavský, the Czech Republic’s minister for foreign affairs, said: “Nato is currently in the strongest position it has ever been, both because of the strong transatlantic link and because of the domestic deterrence and defence tasks that European allies are performing.

The White House spokesperson Andrew Bates, when asked about Trump’s comments, said: “Encouraging invasions of our closest allies by murderous regimes is appalling and unhinged – and it endangers American national security, global stability and our economy at home.”

In campaign speeches, Trump has remained sceptical of organisations such as Nato, often lamenting the billions that the US spends on the military alliance whose support has been critical to Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s invasion.


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[–] theodewere@kbin.social 5 points 9 months ago

he's good at putting other people at risk with his words and actions

[–] PanArab@lemm.ee 4 points 9 months ago

😀 🍿

Anything to distract the US and EU away from the Middle East and North Africa.

[–] Rapidcreek@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Thank you, Orange hitler, for taking the issue of Biden's age back off of the table. And just in time for the Super Bowl. Swiftforce one is on schedule. Pelosi's troublemakers are favored

[–] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 12 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Are you having a stroke or am I?

[–] root_beer@midwest.social 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

NATO comments now sucking air out of room instead of Biden age/cognitive capacity (not necessarily true, thx media); Taylor Swift Derangement Syndrome continues to bother chuds

Not really related to one another but I get it I guess

[–] Gazumi@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

NATO their could be talking about any of Trumps comments since the first time that he announced running for president.

[–] lemmingrad@thelemmy.club -3 points 8 months ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Gladio

Nato empowered litteral nazis in the highest sphere of our states and murdered socialists politicians. I know liberal jingoism is in full swing but maybe, just maybe, one must consider the economic incentive toward warmongering? My city's industry is getting back on his feet thanks to weapon sales.

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