Posted on 02/12/2024 12:34:48 PM PST by ChicagoConservative27
CNN anchor Christiane Amanpour said Monday on CNN’s “News Central” that she believed former President Donald Trump’s comments on NATO were “literally insane.”
At a rally, Trump said, “One of the presidents of a big country stood up and said, sir, if we don’t pay and we’re attacked by Russia, will you protect us? I said you didn’t pay, you’re delinquent? He said yes. Say that happened, no, I would not protect you. In fact, I would encourage them to do whatever the hell they want. You have to pay. You have to pay your bills.”
Amanpour said, “People are aghast. I mean, they view that kind of invitation, encouragement, from the front runner of the United States for the Republican nomination to be, you know, literally insane. I mean, for a presidential candidate of the United States to say that kind of thing publicly while President Putin is having an interview in order to put down his lines of negotiation, which essentially are negotiation on his terms only over Ukraine. For the leading Republican candidate, who people must take at his word, nobody’s trying to guess what he’s saying. They’re taking him at his word. It’s caused a huge amount of anxiety, as you can imagine.”
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No, I’m not ‘aghast.’ I’m DELIGHTED it puts people like with your panties in a bunch, frankly. Go back to Lebanon.....
She’s unable to read the actual remarks. Pity. And here I thought she was literate
like oh my g-d ... literally
Well if Christiane I’m-a-war-whore says it...
She literally sounds like a 6th grader, literally.
—” voters know he’s exactly right.”
Only among the most faithful followers.
The contest is always to collect the middle-of-the-road voters.
This will not help.
Trump may have jumped the shark.
I like Trump and despise biden.
Nothing but sadness from another four years of biden.
Anyone else would be better than biden.
“The best is the enemy of the good.”
I think all MSM should have to buy licenses to be on the air.
They aren’t providing news, their promoting propaganda.
The money quotes: “if we don’t pay and we’re attacked by RUSSIA, will you protect us?”
TRUMP...”Say that happened, no, I would not protect you. In fact, I would encourage THEM to do whatever the hell they want..”
“THEM” who is the “Them” Trump was referring to?
“THEM” is obviously RUSSIA!
Trump would encourage Russia to attack eastern Europe and WW III would begin!
The man is his own worse enemy. This stupid quote will be used by the Dims to increase voter turnout to vote against Trump and Republican Congressmen. But Trump cant change. His Narcissistic Personality Disorder wont let him.
Doesn’t know when she’s being trolled.
No one on the fence gives a hoot about NATO.
The only people that care about NATO that aren't Democrats are Never Trumpers that aren't voting for Trump anyway.
He'd gain more votes than he'll lose by announcing he'd pull out of NATO.
He’s not pulling out of NATO. He’s lighting a fire under NATO, at whom this trolling was directed. Why shouldn’t they pay their fair share of the common defense. It’s what they agreed to.
When did Conservatives start supporting the commies?
A most unusual alliance is not possible.
More like pretend (FAKE) Conservatives.
In context what Trump said made PERFECT SENSE.
At the time, Russia wasn’t threatening anyone in Europe, much less the large countries there. And so, the question, to paraphrase really was “President Trump, if we discontinue spending money on National Defense, and instead spend it on, for example, Migration, will you still defend us should an external challenge arise?”
Trump gave them the answer they needed, and they quickly started to take their own defense seriously.
No, you stupid twit, it is a negotiating tactic. The object is IDENTICAL to what it was in his first term, to pressure the freeloaders in NATO to cough up their fair share of defense spending - it worked then, and it’ll work again.
Pearl clutching pansies like you are a laugh riot.
We’ll all pitch in and buy you some pearls to clutch.
So you prefer 4 more with biden?
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