Posted on 03/18/2017 2:51:21 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
DONALD Trump has blasted cash rich Germany for owing “vast sums of money” to Nato.
Tweeting a day after an awkward meeting with German leader Angela Merkel, Trump demanded Berlin should cough up billions of Euros more on defence.
Donald Trump had a frank meeting with Angela Merkel yesterday
Only the US and four other Nato members – including the UK – currently reach the alliance’s benchmark of spending on defence which is 2% of GDP.
But Germany spends a miserly 1.23% of its national income despite running a whopping £234billion budget surplus.
The two leaders showed little common ground yesterday over a host of thorny issues, including Nato and defence spending.
And today Trump tweeted: “Germany owes vast sums of money to NATO & the United States must be paid more for the powerful, and very expensive, defence it provides to Germany!”
(Excerpt) Read more at thesun.co.uk ...
We should collect on what NATO owes us, even if they’re only half vast.
(sorry, couldn’t resist)
CC
Happy to see someone standing up for the USA. We don’t need to go broke defending their muzzie lovin’ azzes.
Ignored in the middle of all this? Trump’s father’s side of the family is pure kraut. He ain’t playing favorites here. Ditto flrvthe mothers side. She’s Scottish and implicit in his embrace of PM May is a slap down to the SNP.
Also, Germany doesn’t have to deal with crumbling infrastructure since 95% of it dates from 1946 or earlier. Thank you, Marshall plan.
CC
Very well said. America does not have allies, it has military parasites and foreign political liabilities.
We need to look out for our own, and EUnik transnationalism is far more dangerous and hostile to America than the Russian Federation.
Excellent point.
Has devolved.
re: “They shook hands before ad after their meeting.”
Short meeting. No State dinner — in fact, no lunch as far as I know— did White House even serve coffee?
I’m not complaining mind you — just interesting.
re: “They shook hands before ad after their meeting.”
Short meeting. No State dinner — in fact, no lunch as far as I know— did White House even serve coffee?
I’m not complaining mind you — just interesting.
Know what? That makes me mad!
That doesn't surprise me. It took them until 2010 to pay off their WWI debt.
Obama didn’t have a state dinner with Merkel until 2011.
I luv it when we drop pop culture references in the comments! Shows we are not all fuddy duddies, lol!
Start de-mil’ing bases in Germany to send the message...
11:20 am || Welcomes German Chancellor Angela Merkel; West Wing Lobby
11:30 am || Meets with Merkel
12:30 pm || Leads a roundtable discussion on vocational training with United States and German business leaders; Cabinet room
1:20 pm || Holds a joint press conference with Merkel; East Room
1:50 pm || Working luncheon with Merkel; State Dining Room
treat your friends well and treat people like this nutty woman like the hired help. Screw her. Where’s are money?
No, Germany is doing that fine on its own.
What’s your problem—still think Cruz would have handled everything better?
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