Posted on 03/06/2022 1:33:14 AM PST by Zhang Fei
Former President Donald Trump slammed his former comrade Vladimir Putin for the growing death toll in Ukraine - calling it a 'massive crime against humanity' - and blasted NATO for its lack of action during a GOP donor event Saturday.
Trump spoke to Republican National Committee donors in Louisiana during the Spring Retreat in New Orleans, where he covered a wide variety of topics, including the escalating crisis in Ukraine.
Trump also went after NATO, calling it a 'paper tiger' and said the US cannot just stand by while Ukraine is invaded, according to Washington Post reporter Josh Dawsey, who obtained a recording of Trump's remarks.
Trump's comments come as Putin's forces have besieged Ukraine and sparked fears that NATO would be drawn into the fighting. Ukraine President Ukrainian President Volodymy Zelenzky has repeatedly begged NATO to enforce a no-fly zone over his country to help thwart Russian air superiority.
However, the US and its allies have resisted, fearing it could put NATO forces in direct conflict with Russia.
During his presidency, Trump had reportedly said multiple times that he wanted to pull the United States out of NATO, a move that aides scrambled to counter.
Speaking of the situation in Ukraine, Trump told donors that the US should put Chinese flags on America's F-22s and then 'bomb the s***' out of Russia, leading to conflict between the nations while 'we sit back and watch.'
He also shared his thoughts on North Korea dictator Kim Jong Un, saying that 'he's absolutely the leader of that country,' and expressed he was impressed at how Jong Un's advisers were 'sitting at attention' when he talked and 'cowered' when he spoke to them.
Trump said one general stood up so fast when spoken to and joked:' 'I want my people to act like
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The concept of outlawing war is just foolish.
Those that try to abide by their unenforceable law will be destroyed
After Trump wins the election, it’ll be reported that he sent Pence to Russia in a U2 to negotiate an October Surprise for Putin to leave Ukraine…
Final score, "Aides: 100%, Trump 0%.
There are no Good Guys in this conflict. Which I believe Trump has said all along. Even when praising Putin for his timing, Trump has never said “Go, Russia”. At least, not that i ever heard.
If the news media EVER gave a complete story, we would have fewer idiots. As it turns out, sheeple only read headlines, “Trump praises Putin”, without any further context.
Of course, they wouldn’t have to make up a story saying “Trump calls Biden demented “.
Given the chance, he’d bomb both Putin and NATO.
With Chinese labeled planes.
Good for you!
Too often people read any articles of Interpretation, not Information.
Let other countries build the capacity to protect themselves
It’s not our job to defend Europe
Some Freepers have Brain Freeze. About many things.
Agree 100%
Should I trust Daily Mail’s reporting?
If you get past the T&A sleaze, and cult of celebrity, oftentimes more accurate than some of our domestic news sources.
Who’s pro Putin?
Yep.
Conservatives' unending self-flagellation will be the death of them.
Ok, I’m calling your bluff. Here is the website to volunteer to go fight in Ukraine:
Keep us updated.
Or were you lying?
Well it gets to the point where what happened in the past doesn’t matter anymore, it’s what is the best policy now.
Sure with Trump it never would have gotten to this point, but that’s small consolation now.
I agree. I don’t believe Trump wants NATO to get involved.
(If he does, he lost my vote)
Is NATO now The World Police?
“Do you support the Monroe Doctrine, the Mexican War, and the Mexican punitive expedition of 1915-16?”
Neither of those has a bearing on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. None, whatsoever.
“Neither of those has a bearing on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. None, whatsoever.”
Of course they do.
Either you believe strong nations can, and ARE RIGHT TO, impose spheres of influence or you don’t.
This is the essence of the Monroe Doctrine. We have used military force dozens of times, overthrown governments, killed civilians, and imposed direct rule to enforce the doctrine, and a policy that only we have that right is a perpetual war policy.
The idiotic Woodrow Wilson and his stupid “captive nations” ideology has cost us more, much more, than a strict Monroe Doctrine policy ever could have.
Which side are you on?
If President Trump really said that the US should attack Russian troops, than he would most definitely be wrong. However, this wouldn't be the first time he was wrong in his initial policy position. He has changed several of his initial positions when it became clear that they weren't well thought out. The larger problem is the President Trump still seems to be surrounding himself with the wrong people and he still seems to be listening only to the leftist media narrative (Fox, MSNBC, CNN, etc.).
I have posted many times on this forum that I would not support any other candidate for the Republican presidential nomination and that I would never again vote for anyone who even runs against him. The last election was stolen and it needs to be undone for our democracy to be restored. However, that changes if President Trump becomes a pro-war (pro-WWIII) candidate. I will not support anyone who supports military intervention against an established nuclear power like Russia. Preventing a world war or an actual nuclear war is one of the few issues that is even more important than election integrity.
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