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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In public, Trump was pretty pleasant to the leaders of America’s enemies. But that’s in public. In private, he kicked them bloody. Trump tightened the leash so hard on Kim, famines ensued. He was seizing ships at periodic intervals. Biden loosened those sanctions by ending that program. And lo - flush with cash, Kim started testing new missiles again.
Trump ramped up sanctions on Russia. He exited worthless missile and Open Skies treaties that Putin did not live up to, that Biden wants to revive. He struck Russian ground troops for the first time in a century*, killing 200 of them, something even Trump-hating Newsweek acknowledges.
Trump’s relationship with the leaders of America’s enemies is a lot like domestic abuse - pleasant in public appearances together and serious beatdowns in private. That is why Kim and Putin respected Trump - his pimp hand kept them docile.
* The last time a president ordered US troops into action against Russian grunts was just after the Bolshevik Revolution. Woodrow Wilson sent the Polar Bears to help the Whites against the Reds.
Uh oh...looks like Trump is for intervention in Ukraine. I wonder what the freepers who were proPutin because they thought Trump was proPutin are going to say now?
There are 1000’s of misplaced children, Many orphans. I would be honored to adopt or become a guardian for up to 20. After that, cost of food would be more than I could afford
So many low IQ types thought Trump sided with Putin. He thinks for himself, and is not manipulated into choosing a side by who else chooses or not chooses it.
The entire “article” is so slanted I can’t tell exactly what Trump said. Going to look for video of his comments now.
Part of Trump's strength is that he's not afraid to be hated by the Establishment.
Part of his weakness is that he still craves the adulation of crowds. And he listens too much to Kushner.
So maybe the Kushners have convinced Trump that supporting intervention in Ukraine will win him cheers among his base?
Right again!
Trump knew how to deal with adversaries - praise them in public and put them on leash in private.
Unlike this present crowd, which trashes adversaries in public, but is being put on leash by them in private!
Yes, Ukraine is where to draw a red line, if we want to stop Putin from taking over the Europe.
Ukraine is not a small useless country in Russian orbit, but a European front line against Russia.
There is no army in Europe bigger and more willing to fight that the Ukrainian army.
Jesus to goodness.
No one is pro-Putin, because they don’t want another Iraq War, and not taking sides. Just stop, already.
Does Europe have any men in it or what?
The oligarchs and their kids and grandkids can go fight in the war.
You should have seen all the posts here about how Ukraine rightfully belongs to Russia and how Putin was right to ‘denazify’ Ukraine.
It’s harder when you are actually in office. He no doubt understands that as well.
Nobody was proPutin here except obvious Russian trolls.
And only lefties thought Trump likes Putin.
Russia will defeat itself in time stay out!
You should have seen all the posts here about how Ukraine rightfully belongs to Russia and how Putin was right to ‘denazify’ Ukraine.
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Mostly Russian trolls. Russian war propaganda.
Some Freepers probably fall for it.
Russia will defeat itself in time stay out!
And then what will happen?
Double Bingo !
The Ukrainian people are to be subordinate commodities, like any other commodity-
Trump is hilarious...
Given the chance, he’d bomb both Putin and NATO.
/s
You should have seen all the posts here about how Ukraine rightfully belongs to Russia and how Putin was right to ‘denazify’ Ukraine.
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Mostly Russian trolls. Russian war propaganda.
Some Freepers probably fall for it.
Oh, good, Lord, Get a Life. I don’t have a drop of Russian blood. Are you willing to send your kids and grandkids for Ukraine, to live or die, fighting Russians?
Still against it. This is just another war to impoverish America for the WEF's Great Reset.
We never did take a revenge against the Saudi Arabia after 911 did we? The Bush crime family tricked us into a second war in Iraq and another one in Afghanistan. Now Saudi Arabia's chocking us out with OPEC along with Biden. Fantastic!
Please explain to me how the average American is going to benefit from this deep state war?
Who knows, not my problem.
However, the US and its allies have resisted, fearing it could put NATO forces in direct conflict with Russia.
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Why are we afraid of Russians?
They are paper tigers!
Because they have nukes.
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