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Trump lashes out at Europe as growing number of allies reject US calls for help
CNN ^ | March 31, 2026 | Lauren Kent

Posted on 03/31/2026 4:26:44 PM PDT by Trump20162020

US President Donald Trump has asked European allies for a lot lately – the use of military bases, the potential relocation of missile defense systems and generally stronger support for US military action against Iran.

Many responses have been lukewarm, with allies offering limited defensive support but also repeatedly calling for de-escalation. But increasingly, White House requests have been met with a firm “no.” Or nie, non, rifiuto.

This week, Italy denied a US request for aircraft to land at a military base in Sicily, according to state broadcaster RAI on Tuesday.

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has perhaps been the most outspoken – doubling down on his condemnation of US strikes and his position of not authorizing the use of Spanish military bases or airspace for any activity relating to war in Iran.

Rather than tread lightly, Spain’s defense minister Margarita Robles Fernández has called the war launched by the US and Israel “profoundly illegal and profoundly unjust.”

Meanwhile, Poland’s defense minister has said the country will not relocate any of its Patriot missile batteries, which it’s using to protect NATO’s eastern flank amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: European Union; Foreign Affairs; France; Germany; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: certainlynotnews; clintonnonnews; cnn; europe; europeanunion; france; germany; iran; italy; laurenkent; nato; pedrosanchez; poland; spain; trump; unitedkingdom

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1 posted on 03/31/2026 4:26:44 PM PDT by Trump20162020
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To: Trump20162020

That’s because Europe supports despots and tyrants… and Muslims.


2 posted on 03/31/2026 4:28:08 PM PDT by Skywise
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To: Trump20162020

Being that you are a known TDSer, what do YOU think of this?


3 posted on 03/31/2026 4:29:01 PM PDT by Bikkuri (Whomever thought China and India were ever going to be serious allies hasn’t been paying attention..)
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To: Trump20162020

CNN just told ANOTHER lie. Why do people post articles from CNN.


4 posted on 03/31/2026 4:29:41 PM PDT by Cobra64 (ECommon sense isn’t common anymore. )
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To: Trump20162020

They can’t handle the revenge of the fuzzies hey allowed in - they’re hostage to them now.

Insane to have let these wild primitives into their countries!


5 posted on 03/31/2026 4:29:55 PM PDT by Aria (Voted for Trump 2016, 2020 & 10/22/2024 )
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To: Trump20162020

He doesnt actually need their help…. He is simply spotlighting our true allies and exposing the frauds. And like clockwork , these scumbags do not disappoint.


6 posted on 03/31/2026 4:30:08 PM PDT by MrRelevant
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To: Skywise

And rogue Poops...


7 posted on 03/31/2026 4:31:04 PM PDT by Bikkuri (Whomever thought China and India were ever going to be serious allies hasn’t been paying attention..)
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To: Trump20162020

CNN

lol


8 posted on 03/31/2026 4:31:22 PM PDT by ifinnegan (Democrats kill babies and harvest their organs to sell)
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To: Trump20162020

Trump is right. And the EU is a bunch of commie pussies.


9 posted on 03/31/2026 4:34:26 PM PDT by RoosterRedux (“Critical thinking is hard; that’s why most people just jump to conclusions.”—Jung (paraphrased))
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To: Trump20162020

Trump reveals what we always knew.


10 posted on 03/31/2026 4:39:51 PM PDT by JZelle
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To: Trump20162020

Take our forces out of Europe. Only export oil/nat gas to Europe only when our own needs have been met. But do so at a premium to them.

That will hurt their economies in many ways.


11 posted on 03/31/2026 4:39:57 PM PDT by llevrok (Voter apathy wins elections for liberals.)
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I have always considered Europeans descendants of those who didn’t have the courage to risk everything to cross the Atlantic and forge a life out of a plot of land. They are genetically weak.


12 posted on 03/31/2026 4:44:12 PM PDT by Yogafist
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This, exactly.


13 posted on 03/31/2026 4:44:44 PM PDT by Longdriver69
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To: Yogafist

‘ They are genetically weak.’

Let me guess. Your genetics are strong and powerful.

How do they help you besides posing bs on an Internet forum?


14 posted on 03/31/2026 4:46:41 PM PDT by Fuzz
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To: Trump20162020

I have to believe that Trump knows how this will play out. He could never have taken us out of NATO while Ukraine was the biggest security issue but having successfully taken Ukraine out of the top spot on the priority list, he can justify leaving NATO for the reason that they are not backing us up. I hope that we end our involvement in European defense. It is way past time.


15 posted on 03/31/2026 4:46:43 PM PDT by webheart (Notice how I said all of that without any hyphens, and only complete words?)
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The uroweenies are now deathly afraid of the islamic head choppers that they’ve allowed to overrun their countries....dummies, to the nth degree.


16 posted on 03/31/2026 4:48:20 PM PDT by lgjhn23 ("On the 8th day, Satan created the progressive liberal to destroy all the good that God created...")
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If World Wars I and II had been fought here in North America, I think a lot of warmongering clowns in the U.S. would have been laughed out of politics and polite society years ago.


17 posted on 03/31/2026 4:48:23 PM PDT by Alberta's Child (If I leave here, it’s because I’m tired of arguing with geriatric parrots wearing MAGA hats.)
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To: webheart
On what basis does the U.S. have the audacity to demand any help from NATO after launching military strikes with Israel — who is not a NATO member — against Iran?
18 posted on 03/31/2026 4:50:07 PM PDT by Alberta's Child (If I leave here, it’s because I’m tired of arguing with geriatric parrots wearing MAGA hats.)
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To: Trump20162020
This is President Donald J Trump's international version of

If you agree with this statement, then stand up and show your support: The first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens. Not illegal aliens,

and it is separating the wheat from the chaff as planned.
19 posted on 03/31/2026 4:52:19 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (The issue is never the issue. The issue is always the revolution.)
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To: Alberta's Child
audacity, audacity I say!"

LOL!

20 posted on 03/31/2026 4:54:05 PM PDT by Jeff Chandler (The issue is never the issue. The issue is always the revolution.)
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