Friday, July 13, 2018

Trumps Demands NATO Members Pay Fair Share, Left Calls It 'Toxic Nationalism' And 'Diplomatic Malpractice,' I Call It Smart

Predictably, President Trump's bold demand that North Atlantic Treaty Organization member nations start paying their fair share of defense spending, was slammed by the mainstream media who called it "Toxic nationalism" and "Diplomatic malpractice."

Angela Merkel "Cut a secret, special deal with Putin where she gets a direct pipeline of natural gas right into Germany that does not go through any of the other NATO countriesand Germany is getting their natural gas at a much sweeter price than the other NATO nations." Trump believes their energy dependence on Russia places them in a position of weakness in dealings with Putin.

Donald J. Trump July 11, 2018.On top of it all, Germany just started paying Russia, the country they want protection from, Billions of Dollars for their Energy needs coming out of a new pipeline from Russia.

Not acceptable! All NATO Nations must meet their 2% commitment, and that must ultimately go to 4%! - Donald J. Trump July 12, 2018.

Is Trump wrong to call her out on it? Of course not.

No matter what Trump said or didn't say at the summit, he will always be despised and criticized by the left.

If Obama had uttered Trump's same remarks at a NATO gathering, the left would have praised him for his courage on the world stage.

https://www.redstate.com/diary/ElizabethVaughn/2018/07/12/obama-uttered-similar-remarks-nato-meeting-left-praised-courage/

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