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"I think the European Union is a foe," Trump says ahead of Putin meeting in Helsinki
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| 7-15-2018
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Posted on 07/15/2018 1:39:12 PM PDT by tcrlaf
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To: max americana
ABSOLUTELY. Our foreign friends have about broke us and now they show their true colors.
To: tcrlaf
If they’d titled that article, “I think European Union is a foe in trade,” I wouldn’t have any problems with it.
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posted on
07/15/2018 3:01:11 PM PDT
by
NetAddicted
(Just looking)
To: Wuli
“Any word is eligible to be taken out of context, when it suits the medias political agendas.”
Spot on. It’s what the MSM does to R’s. Like, forever.
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posted on
07/15/2018 3:05:32 PM PDT
by
Sir Bangaz Cracka
(Sweet Saint Skittles bounced dat ole white Craka head off da sidewalk causin he was real skeered.)
To: tcrlaf
A trade foe, sheesh. The media will ignore that qualification.
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posted on
07/15/2018 3:09:38 PM PDT
by
King Moonracer
(Bad lighting and cheap fabric, that's how you sell clothing.)
To: tcrlaf
They just love quoting in a misleading way
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posted on
07/15/2018 3:28:21 PM PDT
by
dila813
(Voting for Trump to Punish Trumpets!)
To: tcrlaf
Individually, no EU country is a foe. But the transnational EU government is not our friend in many respects. That is the point POTUS should emphasize.
It has tried to take away individual nations sovereignties, particularly regarding out-of-control immigration. It has also undermined their economies with BS climate and carbon regulations, and propped up the scam Iran nuke deal.
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posted on
07/15/2018 3:37:38 PM PDT
by
rfp1234
(I have already previewed this composition.)
To: tcrlaf
All moslem nations are this Nation's enemy...(As they have been since the early 1800's)
Therefore, the UK and the rest of the western EU nations (Also, possibly, a few U.S. cities in MN, MI, NY) should be included with the rest of our ancient and deadly moslem enemies...
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posted on
07/15/2018 3:40:21 PM PDT
by
SuperLuminal
(Where is another agitator for republicanism like Sam Adams when we need him?)
To: DoodleDawg
I think Trump wonders the same thing.
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posted on
07/15/2018 3:46:13 PM PDT
by
wiley
(John 16:33: "In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.")
To: Eddie01
The EU does not have our best interests at heart.
They steal from us and demand the US citizen pay to defend them.
Foe.
*************
The EU would be our ideological foe even it never stole a dime from us. Let us count the ways: socialism; LGBT;anti-Christian/pro-Muslim; soft on crime and anti-self defence; global government; and environmental extremist.
To: Eleutheria5
Groucho and Margaret Dumont...just a perfect image! And, like liberals, Margaret Dumont, in real life, never understood what was going on or how she was the fall “guy.”
To: freepertoo
Surprisingly unhinged discussion for Freepers. First, look up the word foe. Second read the entire quote script of the exchange between the president and the reporter...
JEFF GLOR: Who is your biggest competitor? Your biggest foe globally right now? PRESIDENT TRUMP: Well I think we have a lot of foes. I think the European Union is a foe, what they do to us in trade. Now you wouldn't think of the European Union but they're a foe. Russia is foe in certain respects. China is a foe economically, certainly they are a foe. But that doesn't mean they are bad.
Clearly, the matter is taken out of context and is #FAKENEWS. Let's focus on the important things!
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posted on
07/15/2018 4:54:14 PM PDT
by
wizwor
To: Socon-Econ
Don’t forget our northern foe, the Kanucks!
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posted on
07/15/2018 5:00:39 PM PDT
by
Mollypitcher1
(I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
To: freepertoo
The more I see him in action, the more I see the MSM and Dem politicians morphing into Margaret. Harpo must be the silent majority. Chico a legal immigrant. Zepo, a straight-laced all-American kid, a Rush baby, who goes through life oblivious to leftard idiots who want to suck him in.
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posted on
07/15/2018 5:22:40 PM PDT
by
Eleutheria5
(“If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
To: freepertoo
Groucho: “I’m fighting for your honor, and that’s more than you ever did”
Passed right over her head.
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posted on
07/15/2018 5:24:08 PM PDT
by
Eleutheria5
(“If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
To: Eleutheria5
Ahhhhh, Marx Brothers fans. :-D
To: Eleutheria5
Harp was too “loud” to be the silent majority. He may have been silent, but he was wonderfully noisy. He’d have to be a troll of some kind, honestly!
To: tcrlaf; All
They’re happy to leave the word “foe” without context in the headline, aren’t they.
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posted on
07/15/2018 6:02:53 PM PDT
by
Olog-hai
("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
To: DoodleDawg
“If the EU is a foe then why are we spending billions of dollars each year keeping troops there to help defend them?”
Habit.
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posted on
07/15/2018 6:38:24 PM PDT
by
DesertRhino
(Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
To: wizwor
Yes, the
explicit context is international trade. However I believe President Trump often presents us with information which operates at more than one level.
Words are not just data, they are symbols. It's possible that President Trump decided to adopt the 'foe' symbol towards the EU in order to imply a broader context than what was explicit in the sentences. There were certainly milder terms he could have used to address nothing more than a trade rivalry, if he so chose.
The substance of the EU is mostly Germany, especially in light of Brexit. We've had forces in Germany since the end of WWII. We don't call them 'occupation forces' these days, but that's how they started. If US military forces in Germany put a constraint on Russia, all the more they constrain Germany. History may be ignored for a while, but it persists.
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posted on
07/16/2018 1:54:29 AM PDT
by
JustaTech
(A mind is a terrible thing)
To: JustaTech
JEFF GLOR: Who is your biggest competitor? Your biggest foe globally right now?
Maybe, but, in this case, Glor used both words, created the context, and the president simply responded to his question.
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posted on
07/16/2018 2:20:44 AM PDT
by
wizwor
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