The leader of one of America’s two major political parties has just signaled to the Kremlin that if elected, he would not only refuse to defend Europe in World War III, but he would gladly support Vladimir Putin.
Why doesn't he emigrate to Russia and have a tea with "nice truthworthy guy" Putin?
It's all about money, don't you think?
Both don't care about anything but themselves.
It’s time your allies spoke up but will ppl in US take any notice if they do? For decades allies have said stuff like sharing the same values as US but if he gets back in WH allies will say US no longer shares OUR values. It’s hard to believe this is really happening!
Trump is a terrible human and should never have power again. Germany, Spain, Italy, et. al. have generally failed to live up to their spending commitments since the start of NATO. The failure in their obligation gave the orange haired idiot a valid talking point.
As much as I hate to say this, I have felt for years that if I was Taiwan, South Korea & Japan I would be building my own nuclear weapons. I guess I will be adding European countries to that list. Poland should get to it.
I read john schindlers latest story on the war and it was so many veiled kremlin talking points... comparing supporters to blm supporters, saying Ukraine is as corrupt as russia, etc.
how did some conservatives lose their minds?
there’s an abominable, undeniable swagger to a guy who doesn’t stand a chance of ‘winning’ the election by free & fair voting : here’s the plan to usher in the american theocratic autocracy with its titular dunderhead, mango CRIMINAL menace. thom hartmann’s take.
the impunity with which he has escalated his authoritarian rhetoric seems overconfident.
is fbi &/or doj &/or rule-of-law up for the next election theft attempt? … we are being told over & over & over it’s going to happen.
the rotting corpse of republican party is ‘seemingly’ completely onboard.
And has thus made World War III materially more likely to occur.
Which I’m sure the David Saks of the world are going to be up in arms about aaaaaaaany day now
“No, I would not protect you. In fact, I would encourage them to do whatever the hell they want. You gotta pay. You gotta pay your bills.”
Says the hollow-souled man who never pays his bills.
The great tragedy is that this will be very unlikely to lose him a single vote in November. Trump is leading a cult of several tens of millions of Americans who trust him and believe every word he says
Amen. I can’t believe how the media is once again doing everything it can to scrutinize Biden and ignore the batshit crazy former guy. I can’t believe I have lived long enough to see this slipping away of this last great experiment for promoting human happiness…
Cool. So I will be dead in a few months. Thank you for letting me know. Because there is no way the idiotic and tremendous babbling americans will not elect TrumpHitler... Bye!
Ya know, with the Hur report just coming out, all Trump had to do was be quiet, and he would have started opening up a decent lead.
I know that's like saying that all my dog has to do is not pee on fire hydrants.
There is a big percentage of the public who think American politics is fundamentally broken due to systemic issues that cannot be voted away. An objectively radical move like this would certainly crash the status quo and force a global reckoning.
1. The Current Guy is old (as is the former guy.)
2. TFG, a presidential candidate and former president, is threatening to use Russia as an attack dog against our allies.
3. #1 above is the one getting serious media attention.
This is pure batshittery.
Poor little Donny. Tucker got to meet big daddy putin, so agent orange has to up his game to get daddy's attention. How this clown is anywhere near becoming president is mind boggling.
Well, of course. Billionaires must join to defend their orange gluteus maximus against states governed by political leaders elected by people of non-anti-society-social classes.
Not believing trumped up lies is high treason.
Political elections of merit is truly terrorism to despotic billionaires.
I can’t believe that this is even halfway true. And this supposedly greatest country in the world does little or nothing to prevent this moron becoming the next POTUS?
Fucking hell — good luck, land of the brave! 🤦🏻♂️
There's nothing much new about this. It has been worrying me for some time.
Europe needs to invest more to ensure its own defence without having to rely on the US.
I cannot believe this man, a Presidential candidate, is stupid enough to voice this in public. There has got to be some underlying motive. Is he signaling?
The problem is, the news has been saying Trump is a dangerous lunatic for eight years now. They’ve been right the whole time! But half the country doesn’t believe them, and I don’t see how boosting this story will change that.
This is why if any Americans are thinking of voting for this demented megalomaniac, they should reconsider! Does America truly want to support Russia waging war in Europe. Two world wars we already fought & won against fascism & communism’s totalitarian state, and now you want to let them win?
A statement by the former president which caused quite a stir e.g. in 🇩🇪 headline says "harsh criticism of Trump's statement" (Tagesschau is one of the major newscasts in 🇩🇪) www.tagesschau.de/ausland/amer...
don't care NATO is a fascist colonizing organization no reason for North American Trade Organization should have that much power and influence in the eastern hemisphere.other than to oppress and control for its own corporate interests. go back to twitter with you bullshit fear tactics
Actually, that he’s senile should be the story every day.
Utterly addled and senile.
These are the distractive ramblings of a senile old man trying to get you to look at the stick, and not the fragile old decrepit hand.
I don't know Tom, I saw 24 hours of continuous coverage that the other guy forgot what he had for lunch on a Wednesday 20 years ago. I think I migh thave to vote for the Russia guy because he is so much younger and quick-witted.
When he said "I'd end the war in one day but I'm not going to tell you how", anyone that didn't hear "I'll give Putin whatever he wants" hasn't been paying the slightest bit of attention.
Has anyone told him just how much of America's defence relies on bases on foreign soil under the NATO auspice.
I wonder what the effect of stopping American forces use Diego Garcia?
another thought, Trump has further radicalized himself since storming the Capitol in 2021. And yet people still follow him. This will become a danger, especially around election day in November. And also very dangerous if the desired result does not materialize
Asked Putin to get him the top job & promised to repay him. Orange one is dangerous. Sadly the cult are clapping like seals.. they don’t get that if Putin attacks a NATO country like Poland, America is at war.
I reckon if Trump set this chain in motion, and war erupted in the Baltic , outrage in the USA would swamp Trump and the damage to the Republican Party would be immense. He’s a fkn idiot for sure , and they are idiots for not stopping him.
It‘s actually even worse. Due to the utter lack of spine amongst Republicans, anything Tr*mp says immediately becomes policy. So now half of the US political system is fine with destroying NATO.
Are you all aware that Europe is watching this? And the damage it does?
Can someone explain to the Supreme Court and Merrick Garland that bipartisanship, States and Federal rights, even their own positions as credible lawyers will be destroyed by this monster if they keep parsing minutiae in the face of American extinction
This is tipping point number 2,478 for the GOP to realize the clear and present danger that Donald Trump presents to the GOP, America, democracy, and the entire free world. This should be his “at long last” moment. It won’t be.
He is soliciting help from a hostile, foreign power to interfere with our elections on his behalf. This is treason full stop.
He did this before and people let him get away with it. We can't turn a blind eye again.
There’s a whole lotta blonde women and men with profile pictures that look like they’re looking in the mirror of their F150 over on Twitter denying he even said this.
Isn't this like a straightforward textbook definition of treason. I mean even beyond all of the other way way over the top treason he's done.
Why is this man still alive?
The ‘pay your bills’ trope is a disingenuous distortion which reveals Trump’s protection racquet attitude. NATO members commit to defense budget spending, not to paying the US.
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How in the hell did half of the Americans turn into Russian supporters??
If 15 eyars ago someone would have sayed to me that most loyal servants of Russia come from US, i would have laughed my ass off. Im not laughing anymore. Wtf.
Ok so if I get it right, USA will turn totalitarian and the 3 biggest totalitarian states : China, Russia and USA will side together to destroy the last remaining big democracy left in the World : Europe.
And he's explaining that at a rally of his supporter and it's not even breaking news ???? WTFFF
I don’t understand why this made the news that it did. Must be because of election season, because he has said this and similar things in the past without it garnering any of the attention that it just did.
Who votes for TREASONOUS buttholes like that orange dumpster fire??
What is wrong with y’all conservatives?!?
Y’all have completely lost your collective minds??
The DC trial must be televised. The entirety of the population needs to watch the prosecutions evidence on display. I’m aware that this is not protocol for federal trials. There needs to be an exception here. Can you imagine the right wing spin without total transparency?
Agree. The job now is for everyone with a media platform to (finally) throw out the regular playbook for “normal” candidates who follow the rules. I don’t mean act unethically or with bias. I mean open our eyes, tell the story accurately but get much more creative/effective. Now. While we still can.
Citizen orange crook is the worst of the worst thing you’ve probably ever encountered in your life. The saying goes sort of like “Satan whispered ‘Donald, come with me and held out his hand.” D took it and away they walked hand in hand. We see the outcome. Orange crook will reap what he has sown.
This is terrifying. You think there is any chance of a fair and free election when Putin just got handed his one and only wish?? The world has lost its goddamn mind
So Captain Cocaine has declared we will start World War Fucking Three if elected.
Tell me again how not voting against him is an ethical, moral, or anything but self-righteous choice?
In hoping this place doesn't become just another echo chamber, that headline is highly misleading. He reported making an off-the-cuff comment to a leader who asked him hypothetically what he'd do if they hadn't paid their NATO subs and were attacked. Reckless and divisive, though, as usual.
If only someone listened to some of us who warned,but it seems as if not only the entire major party is in the hands of the Kremlin,but also parts of the justice system,while the biggest traitors in US hist. are still frolicking around,hiding&selling stolen classified docs,basically the nation out
It did make front of the WaPo online - yet in a font than suggests it's less important than a story on Biden's interview with the special prosecutor five months ago.
I remember thinking that 2016 was the real time to stop this *** in his tracks. I still believe it to a certain degree.
Win or lose in November, he has emboldened every visceral, far-right fear the American Pyche contains.
This fallout will last for years.
The Vichy Times is too busy obsessing about trangender care for children and President Biden's age.
No time for articles about inviting attacks on our allies.
And the "funniest" thing about it is that the party that used to froth at the mouth about anything connected to Russia, is now completely supporting a fascist dictator over our own country.
this coming from a man that never pays:
✅ his lawyers
✅ his taxes
✅ the town/police/venue bills where he holds rallies
✅ what he owes charities he raised money for…
F-ing NYT has hidden this story below the scroll. Focusing their first two stories on Biden and ageism. For what? The third day in a row?
Then barely mentioning Trump and his support of Russia over our allies. In an “update” post with no lede at all.
This is why, despite my dislike for the Democrats and Biden and the desire for a third party, I will crawl over broken glass and through barbed wire to vote Democrat this coming election.
I'll just also be pushing for ranked choice voting to try and prevent this type of situation in the future.
...but the other (slightly older and vastly more mentally competent) guy is obviously going to lose based on the cerebral flatulence of people whose entire careers are built on being spectacularly wrong.
I can't believe your party didn't see this coming 🙄
Dems warned all of you, even before you all loved prosecuting Hillary Clinton!!
Repubs brought us down this path, but got major tax breaks! Hope your celebrating has brought Karma!
This, coming from a man notorious for not paying his bills & blacklisted by reputable legal firms because he always contradicts himself & refuses to meet his obligations.
i mean listen i do not want Donald Trump to be president again but World War III allegiances are not as large of a concern of mine so much as us all likely becoming dead, because of it
So if anybody thinks there will now be a string of opinion pieces in the NYT about Trump’s most recent alarming and deranged pronouncement regarding NATO, think again.
it’s almost like he’s been a Russian asset this entire time… it’d be great if someone with the wherewithal to do anything actually gave a shit besides getting TV time or writing shitty tell-all books
"A nice EU you got there. Would be a shame if something happened to it. But you know what, I'll make you an offer you can't refuse."
Later: "Oh, you don't take my offer? Well, then I can't protect you against Vlad Calabrese. In fact, I'll encourage him to destroy you."
He has always been a mob boss.
Yes, it's horrifying on so many levels, not least that his hard of thinking supporters are too immersed in the cult to question the implications, not just for Europe, but also for the US.