pianogonzology: macron

Monday, December 9, 2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FscIgtDJFXg

. . . there IS a problem here . . .

(from https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/nato-trump-justin-trudeau-laughing-video-20191204.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=Philly.com+Facebook+Account&cid=Philly.com+Facebook&fbclid=IwAR1zrCm00PdGjOWcoNmRua4in52BephBa63hdgfklbYkWSCFSTrov0FNWqY)

". . . over 40 minutes, while questioned repeatedly about his NATO strategy, Trump showed himself clumsily unable to utter one sentence on the topic. No matter what he was asked, he returned over and over to his single talking point: that, thanks to him, NATO members upped their defense spending (although, even on the numbers, he kept making inaccurate claims). . . As Macron pointed out, in a testy public exchange with Trump, NATO has other challenges besides “just numbers.” . . . Yet, in public remarks, Trump seemed not to have a clue or a care as to what NATO should actually do in the future. It was left to Stoltenberg to talk about the need to continue the fight against terrorism and the implications of a rising China. (It is little wonder that NATO members fear Trump might withdraw from the alliance if he wins in 2020.). . . "