Think America's terrified of Donald Trump? Check out how the rest of the world's reacting.

Vox ^ | May 5, 2016 | Zack Beauchamp

[Innovative]

After Donald Trump secured the Republican nomination on Tuesday night, the BBC rounded up the reactions from the global press to Trump's victory. Aside from some gloating in authoritarian Russia and China, the reaction was pretty shocked.

"The craziest US presidential election campaign begins," Germany's Die Welt daily wrote. "The unthinkable has come to pass."

[vette6387]

“Well - I see the former prez of Mexico is already apologizing for using the F word in relating to “The Wall” and inviting The Donald for a visit to his country”

I think ole Vicente Fox dun Effed himself! After Trump is inaugurated, he needs to send the current “little dick” president of Mexico a summons to the White House. And when he arrives, give him a “briefing on our new immigration policy,” together with an invoice for the wall.

[ichabod1]

“get your money ready you’re building a wall.”

[Texan5]

Why is hunting and fishing forbidden there? Is there a shortage of game animals-and are there no fish?

[Buttons12]

They know Hillary. They know they can do business with Hillary.
What they don’t know is whether she can defeat Trump, and they understand “incumbent party fatigue” all too well.

[ichabod1]

They’re all afraid of what happens if THEIR countries do this. Like, what if this encourages Brexit?

[HomerBohn]

We’re so frightened of a Trump presidency that we can’t wait to vote for HIM!

[EDINVA]

oh, to me, the best part of the whole Trump phenomenon is how the left, both American and European are reacting. It’s so exciting!!

[bgill]

Ha! Good. About time we make America great again. I don’t give a doo waddly about what the rest of the world thinks. They’re just worried he’s going to cut off their free gimme ride off our tax dollars.

[LegendHasIt]

Think America's terrified of Donald Trump? Check out how the rest of the world's reacting."

Again they say that is like a bad thing.

The rest of the world is upset that the USA might be able to pull out of the mutual suicide pact that nearly all 'civilized' nations have signed onto; like lobsters in a pot, attempt to pull back in any one which seems about to escape.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Yes Europe is committing suicide by Muslim and can’t imagine we don’t want to join them.

[Jack Hammer]

Eff ‘em.

[freedomlover]

I was living in England when Reagan was elected.

You would have thought he was Satan.

[blueplum]

threatening to change the fundamental security equation for some of America's closest allies. To take them from protected to vulnerable, with seemingly no appreciation of the consequences

well, the supposed allies seem to have no appreciation of the consequences of habitually defaulting, for decades, on their own 'promise' to pony up 2% of their GDP towards NATO. Pay to play folks.

[TexasRepublic]

I never was a Trump fan and I also have concerns how he’ll turn out, but I hope our enemies and even some of our so-called allies are horrifed. They may be less likely to kick a mad dog for fear of being bit.

[Iron Munro]

The only people Obama gets tough with are white Americans and Israelis.

The other countries like having the Obama rag doll to deal with.

As long as they let him make a few bloviating speeches now and then he lets them push him around all they like and then he gives them free stuff.

They know that Trump won’t be such a pussy.

[Iron Munro]

As the ancient Romans said: ”Let them hate, so long as they fear".

Once you have them by the doo-dads their hearts and minds will follow.

[paintriot]

No guns allowed unless law enforcement or gun license that nobody but the wealthy can prove need of or afford. Ex commie country that still operates like a commie country.

[usconservative]

"The craziest US presidential election campaign begins," Germany's Die Welt daily wrote. "The unthinkable has come to pass."

Funny, that's EXACTLY what I thought in 2008!!

[pierrem15]

When you look at what Trump is proposing, there's nothing that doesn't make a lot of sense-- if the Germans, for example, can't pony up and contribute their fair share to NATO, why are they in NATO? If they expect us to guarantee their security but won't supply forces to the alliance, why shouldn't they pay?

The same goes for East Asia-- the cheapest way for the US to respond to North Korea and China is to give nukes to South Korea and Japan, and make it clear to both that an alliance is a two way street.

[SkyPilot]

Globalism Über Alles