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Trump's top EU pick warns German media of 'seismic shift' in ties
TheLocal.de ^ | 3 February 2017 18:19 CET+01:00 | AFP

Posted on 02/03/2017 4:33:34 PM PST by Olog-hai

Ted Malloch, President Donald Trump’s reported choice of US ambassador to the EU, predicts “seismic shifts” in transatlantic ties and the bloc’s disintegration, in comments to a German news weekly published Friday.

After last year’s Brexit vote for Britain to leave the EU, he told Der Spiegel that “you can almost put any two letters in front of the word exit”, suggesting any of the other 27 member states could be next. […]

He said Trump preferred to deal bilaterally with European countries rather than the bloc as whole, adding that “frankly, this also gives us the upper hand”.

He also reiterated his view that the European common currency was a mistake and that, if he were working for an investment bank, he would “bet against the euro”. …

(Excerpt) Read more at thelocal.de ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Germany; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: euambassador; europeanunion; eussr; malloch; tedmalloch; trump
The EU still regards itself as above criticism. There are lefties in Brussels that want to reject Malloch.
1 posted on 02/03/2017 4:33:34 PM PST by Olog-hai
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To: Olog-hai

He should’ve tapped Nigel Garage for the job.


2 posted on 02/03/2017 4:39:45 PM PST by McCarthysGhost
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To: McCarthysGhost

Farage


3 posted on 02/03/2017 4:40:05 PM PST by McCarthysGhost
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To: Olog-hai

Hard to disagree with his points. Germany has profited the most from the EU. It is no wonder they are the most upset about its looming demise.


4 posted on 02/03/2017 4:40:22 PM PST by kabar
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To: McCarthysGhost

Mirage

Fromage


5 posted on 02/03/2017 4:42:19 PM PST by XEHRpa
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To: Olog-hai

Malloch will not be the ambassador to the EU. They will not provide agreement’. When the President considers someone for an ambassadorship, he provides the name to the country/organization to obtain their consent to accept that person. It is called agreement’.


6 posted on 02/03/2017 4:47:40 PM PST by kabar
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To: Olog-hai

I read an article about this guy I think on breitbart. He hates the eu. Trump picked him specifically just to go there and screw them its marvelous.


7 posted on 02/03/2017 4:54:29 PM PST by Panhandle.deporable
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To: kabar

They will agree.

Either now, or as they watch us pull out of the Balkans.
It will be a moot point regardless.
If they have problems with what we won’t do (and everything that is going to upset them will be us not doing something) we can just deal with the European nations not part of the union.

Tell us all: “how many divisions does Brussels have?”


8 posted on 02/03/2017 5:03:24 PM PST by MrEdd (MrEdd)
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To: XEHRpa

Whatever his name is.


9 posted on 02/03/2017 5:04:48 PM PST by McCarthysGhost
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To: MrEdd
Either now, or as they watch us pull out of the Balkans.

Pull out from where in the Balkans?


10 posted on 02/03/2017 8:16:56 PM PST by kabar
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