Donald Trump says he would “encourage” Russia to attack Nato

Former president Donald Trump said he would encourage Russia to do "whatever the hell they want" to Nato allies who don't contribute enough.
He made the comments during a rally in Conway, South Carolina on Saturday.
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[@RobertJPalmer]

The irony of Trump saying people need to pay their bills.

[@stueymorris]

Really?

[@Superfoodcookie]

​@@stueymorrisyes hard to believe a billionaire isn't a people's person??

[@mrufekmk]

yup, with 6 of his businesses that failed to pay their bills and went bankrupt ;)

[@g.3437]

He paid enough all his life...tha you would need 50 centuries to pay the same.

[@-Dazai-]

🤣🤣🤣 utter loser

[@1978mcfadden]

America is the ONLY!!! That's right ONLY member of NATO that has invoked article 5 asking for help from NATO ..... think before you speak america please

[@jenni5104]

What did he say that you disagree with?

[@raywhitehead730]

General feeling here in America. No love for NATO. Bring our people back. MAGA.

[@Stuckinthemiddle3]

Trump doesn't speak for America he is a traitor

[@peterebel7899]

The NATO is gone anyway based on the will of the American people voting Trump.

[@1031E]

​@@raywhitehead730You are clueless. The vast majority of America loves NATO except the cult members.

[@chicken]

Insane times we are living in, stay safe everyone

[@SuperKiao]

Cope

[@jlc5639]

@@SuperKiao no one loves you

[@Michael-kq5ws]

​@@jlc5639hilarious 😂

[@futiled9304]

This reply section be like:🤡🤡🤡

[@blackpillaudrius3015]

I know right we are living messed up times , homeless epidemic and disabled with hell conditions, can't trust or talk to any stranger outside , everyone brain washed on their phones unbelievers who don't got christ , but have me as witness for christ what he's done for me turning atheist drug addict and heavily gambling addict to a Christian who tries warn and want ban drugs and anything that causes problems with money, physical health and mental heath problems god help us.

[@TRATTORE1225]

I would never imagine that the USA would side with Russia against Europe

[@Skankhunt42-xl9fq]

To be honest with you ever since WW2 ended 80 years ago Europeans have been for the most part very ungrateful and rather then being self reliant and learning how to protect themselves Europeans would rather leech from us Americans which by the way is very unfair to us the American 🇺🇸 tax payer.

[@Skankhunt42-xl9fq]

As an American 🇺🇸 I think NATO members need to be held accountable because NATO members are not paying for their fair share most NATO members are not meeting their 2 percent defense spending budget except for Poland their spending I think 4 percent on their military while every one else is being lazy and not pulling their own weight in the NATO alliance.

[@celan4288]

Pay your bills and it's not an issue.

[@emsik185]

it actually happend! and keeps happening

[@user-vy2bg7jo4m]

usa had sided with russia against an european nation back in wwii

[@MrKnochen007]

Trump seems to forget that the US is the only country to have invoked Article 5 of NATO so far

[@jessierecords8606]

Just curious If you could help me out to understand what make a person evil or good

[@georgewilson4245]

@@jessierecords8606 You cannot expect that from a Putin FSB troll!

[@frederikpedersen689]

yeah its priceless, we in europe helped us in both Iraq and Afghanistan. We have spend 100's billions of dollars on US senseless wars and people dead in combat. But when EU needs help, Trump not only says no, he also encourage our enemy to attack us.

[@paulmiller6277]

@@frederikpedersen689 yes my thoughts exactly Afghanistan a good example. Another bad example is Balkans where Clinton dithered and dithered why Serbia commited war crimes before he supported NATO intervention

[@williamsnike452]

​@@frederikpedersen689lol your kidding right? If it wasn't for Americans your great grandparents would have starved to death back in the 30s and 40s.

[@76driver]

0:18 They are 25 0:28 They are 250 How can a guy even mess up numbers he made up himself?

[@lukejs3182]

I'm tired of this man and I'm not even American

[@patrickpedersen8434]

Its pretty pathetic that this guy and Biden is the "best" America has to offer

[@benjaminjohnsonboston]

who invaded Iraq 🇮🇶

[@patrickpedersen8434]

@@benjaminjohnsonboston Bush and the congress of USA did. But I fail to see how that's relevant?

[@bestteam4805]

Obama >

[@arbustebuste7273]

Yes it's really weird. I already thought 4 years back there was a problem, but now again it's really strange

[@acricucci9760]

I agree. Both parties had FOUR years to groom a smart, politically experienced person to run in 2024. Yet again what we have to choose from is Donald Dementia & Joe Dementia. I am angry & sad.

[@Alex.af.Nordheim]

My problem with what he said is that every nato member that has a border with Russia or Belarus is spending more than 2%. So how the hell can Russia attack other nato members who spend less than 2% without going through the ones who met the requirement for protection?

[@ioanhogwarts4953]

yea good morning

[@Garfield.Farkle]

2% of GDP spending on defense was never a requirement of NATO membership. That does not affect your excellent point about border countries.

[@brandonly27]

It's like a union or an insurance company. If you pay your dues, you are covered. If not, then you're screwed. Don't try telling me these countries don't have enough to pay theIr fare share. BORROW THE MONEY like everyone is doing. If the US is doing it, then they can too.

[@2Bluzin]

No one who has gone bankrupt more than 4 times should be telling anyone else to pay their bills.

[@_S._S._]

Have you been bankrupt and back even twice? Haha he has 4 times. I think he knows best.

[@Emma-kz3zr]

​@@_S._S._ 🤡

[@jackp492]

Bankruptcy can be a tool itself, if the project is completed, why continue the organisation, might as well go bankrupt with the job done, depends on what your trying to achieve, do you want to build something or get rich?

[@clarkey1977]

It's not how many times you get knocked down it's how many times you get knocked down but keep getting back up and moving forward. You seem a very negative soul.

[@stuartburns8657]

​@@jackp492Idiots. Bankruptcy always hurts someone and some financial institution. Stop getting high on Trumps farts

[@dsuse3949]

not sure where he gets his figures from.. eu and european nations have given over 140 billion. while us has sent 80 billion... the thing is that 80 billion is made up of mostly old meapons that they were going to scrap anyway

[@eyeandisinclair821]

The qualification to become a politician is to be a barefaced liar.

[@stephengrimmer35]

Trump doesn't need to tell the truth, he just needs to be believed.

[@GhostOfCorkey]

Meant to be 2% of GDP, right?

[@Bazza19917]

Nato and the uk and us are done so this is irrelevant to say the least the west is done because of Marxism now

[@cycleranger]

He's totally right NATO countries agreed to pay 2% of GDP but only a handful of countries meet that target (Germany 1.4%, UK 2.25, USA 3.57%). Europe should pay more for its defence

[@carmelopolizzi8079]

Paying for protection sounds like a mob boss

[@lionelgoode1442]

I've often wondered what does Putin have on Trump that would cause him to act so submissive. Does Putin have tapes of Trump engaging in some type of deviant behavior? If that's the case Donald Trump shouldn't be allowed to run for any public office.

[@soiamheredealwithit]

What is with you westerners and Putin? This paranoia has to stop, Putin does not care an iota about Trump or US. Even Russia Gate was just another hoax, second biggest after weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.

[@vacantspace333]

Money, Putin has almost an infinite supply of money.

[@moisesminaya4352]

Putin endorses biden😂 cus he knows the senile old fool is too weak and incompetent to do anything hence why the ukraine conflict even began

[@ElderMaxon147]

@@queenland792bruh men like him want more and more and especially money

[@ElderMaxon147]

@@14augustneverforget a conscience, and a brain

[@valicourt]

With friends like these who needs enemies..

[@davetdowell]

Nations don't have friends, they have interests. FFS look it up and learn something about the world you live in, before everyone gets dead, because you felt entitled to demand things you had no right to ever expect.

[@michielvoetberg4634]

Let's not pretend like this man was ever a friend

[@davetdowell]

@@michielvoetberg4634 That any of you were ever foolish enough to think any American president ever, was your countries and peoples 'friend', speaks volumes about how stupid people have become.

[@laars2233]

​@@davetdowell lmao ok buddy. We really gotta watch out before "everyone gets dead".

[@peterebel7899]

Let Europe join Russia.

[@peakproofuk]

“You got to pay your bills” from the guy who famously doesn’t.

[@MyName-cw4yr]

Most countries don't pay there obligations to nato, should they receive nato protection even though they don't pay for it?

[@bieituns]

You've been listening to too much propaganda

[@Demo5]

​@@MyName-cw4yryou don't pay NATO what you talking about it's not a protection racket, nations spending money on their Own military 2% of GDP ( and arguments about what counts equipment and active duty only or do veterans pensions count towards that) There is no "paying" in to NATO like a fancy country club it's militaries that are part of an Alliance . The ignorance the former President creates is astounding.

[@Superfoodcookie]

​@@bieitunsyes for some reason trump worshippers think he's Jesus when it's a typical billionaire 😂

[@bieituns]

@@Superfoodcookie No one has compared him to jesus. You are lying again.

[@loriacres2347]

PAY YOUR BILLS. Something Trump knows nothing about.

[@brianthorn8291]

When China and North Korea is kicking your back side you’ll need the Europeans then so don’t mug us off

[@davidmurphy7332]

An incredibly stupid thing to say, even more so since this scenario he's describing almost certainly never happened. "The president of a big country" - ffs, he sounds like he's five years old

[@LoremIpsum1970]

He's speaking to people with the critical thinking of 5-year-olds...

[@jamiecook8239]

Russia and USA invaded noone on his watch, him getting NATO members to pay helped.

[@jubear1493]

Most 5 year olds would come up with better speeches to be fair ...

[@LoremIpsum1970]

@@jamiecook8239 Why don't you just post in Russian?

[@dogpoofairy2517]

@@LoremIpsum1970 Russian collusion was a hoax.

[@craigfinnegan8534]

Next: Trump announces Putin as his running mate under the new slogan: "Make Russia Great Again."

[@mariahbrickley8075]

Yup

[@sargentpepper8931]

Putin only one fighting the new world order . russia is the only free country left . putin wont allow his people to eat bugs and freeze to death from banning oil . and the W E F is on his hit list .

[@JlDlON]

The United States protects all of your families, be grateful, our money should not be expected by you

[@sargentpepper8931]

How ? by making sure we get our safe and effective boosters ? @@JlDlON

[@ivanexell-uz4mv]

False. Russia was never great😂

[@natv8059]

Not sure if we can trust the US if Trump gets elected

[@factChecker01]

Russia's invasion of Ukraine is what really caused the big increase in NATO defense spending. It also caused Sweden and Finland to apply for NATO membership.

[@eldragon4076]

Why did Russia invade?

[@factChecker01]

@@eldragon4076 Clearly, Putin thought it would be easy to roll over Ukraine. Also, Putin did not expect the NATO countries and others to organize so quickly to support a non-NATO country. Biden deserves a lot of credit for helping to organize that swiftly. IMO, Trump would have handed Ukraine over to Putin and tried to split the spoils with him. It's in Trump's DNA.

[@user-kd4if9wb4k]

​@@factChecker01 What do you say to that Russian was the second most spoken language in the Ukraine after Ukrainian? The not for example the language of Poland ) In the Ukraine is DNA to Russian %%

[@factChecker01]

@@user-kd4if9wb4k Russia took control of Ukraine through a Russian-made famine in 1932-1933 that led to cannibalism. It is called Holodomore. They took all the food and millions of Ukrainians died. They also moved many Russians into Ukraine to live and control the country. The fact that the Ukrainian language is still more popular than Russian should tell you something. Ukrainians do not consider themselves to be Russian.

[@MG007.]

​@factChecker01 😂😂😂😂😂 You would believe anything from msm

[@lanceeames]

This from a man notorious for not paying his debts.

[@YouTubecanbitemyhairybanger]

Source "trust me bro"

[@cycleranger]

So are you saying European countries shouldn't even meet the agreed 2% spending? I can see why you dislike Trump but in this case he's totally correct.

[@rachid3586]

Nice for Putin to have an orange pet in his pocket.

[@celan4288]

Putin didn't invade Ukraine under Trump.

[@bakerboat4572]

You're getting played the same way Trump played these leaders behind closed doors.

[@kennikitty]

Pretty sure he's dissing Germany again, because we haven't been very good at our 2% spendings... However, this year, for the first time EVER we're actually going to reach it. So... I guess we're safe, then? 😂 Anyways, as the only country ever to envoke article 5, Trump probably shouldn't be that loud... Also, there's a very good reason, why it's in the interest of the US to protect the EU from Russia. The EU is pretty much a puffer zone between the US and Russia. Guess nobody told Trump, cause he's too short sighted to see it himself.

[@Joel86543]

Also he doesn't realise that the only reason we have bad relationship with Russia is US 😂😂😂😂. He let us in Russian hands?we strike a deal with Putin and watch Trump reaction Whan he loses 10s of Allies overnight

[@user-ii2vi5hw3d]

30 years in the military and this guy is insane.

[@Bodski]

Money more important than human lives.

[@YouTubecanbitemyhairybanger]

Certainly seems to be to the countries refusing to pay the amount they agreed to protect civilians

[@celan4288]

Pay your bills and not a problem. Why expect the US to do it?

[@ioanhogwarts4953]

@@celan4288for fuckin sakes all we the countries who r near that country which putins aSSlicker said he will encourage to invade us we r payin the darn 2 percent the only ones that aint are germany and italy so they ll have to go trough us and this mornon doesent even realise that

[@sir.2015]

To make sure russia doesnt get too powerfull by taking over europe. You dont vare, so yeah well bye cruel world.

[@c0olduckycool376]

Ye money is more important that’s life

[@lyndeelindsey9473]

We must vote to NEVER allow this DERANGED man back in office!

[@mikerotch6234]

Actual bot lmao

[@sass7924]

Atta boy, vote for communism instead, genius

[@3nderoX]

@@mikerotch6234 he ain't a bot leaving NATO is more braindead than Biden was in his debate with Trump.

[@carolinew4770]

Says the man who paid very little of his taxes.

[@Garfield.Farkle]

We found out a few years ago that he didn't pay any U.S. taxes 10 of the previous 15 years, and only paid $750 in taxes in 2 of the remaining 5 years. We also found out he was paying millions in taxes to China.

[@Dmac6969]

No laws broken. Its the tax system, not trump. If you could only pay 700$, you would to.

[@johnbrown1197]

Don't forget America was in the past invited into 2 World Wars

[@ThunderboltWisdom]

The money given to Ukraine by the US would be under the condition that it was spent on US weapons. And Trump saying "you got to pay your bills" is irony at the highest level. Here in Scotland all the little businesses had to get together to sue him to pay for work done on the golf courses. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@craigfinnegan8534]

Same here in the US - Trump lives to screw small businesses, which he despises as weak. That psychology is why Trump is so desperate to become president again - it's wrapped up in his fantasy of his male potency...which in turn in wrapped up in his self-worth... which in turn is why he and Putin get along so well. They're partners not just in crime, but in pathological insecurity. That said, Trump would make sure Ukraine gets no money at all - he'd rather help "Make Russia Great Again."

[@Neo_Rain146]

Probably because it was substandard work

[@james2479]

The golf courses are the only thing good in Scotland?

[@Neo-ti2rz]

But Ukraine doesn't deserve our money. He's not wrong

[@daveclucas8738]

​@neorain3691 you talk about substandard and your choices are someone half dead in Bidan and the madman of Donald Trump who is the biggest con-artist ever

[@RustyShackleford-ll5ts]

It’s humiliating sometimes to be an American.

[@cirocapelli1291]

It's not humiliating to be an american Is really humiliating to be a insensitive person or an idiot I'm from Argentina, believe me, i know what it's like to have an idiot who takes a selfie with Putin in power

[@cirocapelli1291]

It's not humiliating to be an american It's humiliating to be insensitive or an idiot. I'm Argentine, believe me, i know what it's like to be represented by an idiot who takes a selfie with the guy who started an unprovoked war (in case you don't understand, i'm referring to the communist idiot Alberto Fernández, our last president, his conduct, hypocrisy and lack of morals were aberrant)

[@pflernak]

whelp, time to withdraw from the nuclear proliferation treaties then

[@rattyboots]

"You gotta pay your bills" says the corrupt grifter that has a reputation for not paying contractors that do work for him.

[@Robert-xy4xi]

Not nice saying that about Zelenskiy 😂

[@russiansarefilthyapes1660]

What does Zelensky have to do with it? Zelensky performs his duty as president - he defends his country, and does not give it into occupation. Zelensky will leave, there will be another president of Ukraine to resist the occupation. How old are you? where is logic? ​@@Robert-xy4xi

[@russiansarefilthyapes1660]

​@@Robert-xy4xi What does Zelensky have to do with it? Zelensky is fulfills his duty as president - protecting the country, and not surrendering it to occupation there will be another president of Ukraine, he will also resist the occupation. This is the duty of any president to his citizens.

[@andydouglas2108]

More BS.

[@beautifulmind6156]

what a 'plunker' u are! where did you get that script from? oh I see the radical left school yes!!

[@TheArsenalgunner28]

If Nixon saw the Republican nominee saying this, he wouldn’t believe it.

[@susanwestern6434]

Reagon

[@TheArsenalgunner28]

@@susanwestern6434 you mean Reagan, not Reagon. If Reagan were still alive, this would finish him off.

[@skoob-kq7ms]

Or Reagan

[@RenePatrique]

Nixon ended the Gold-backed Dollar because he didn't want to deliver stored Gold to France and had a Vietnam war to finance. - Remember?

[@qili3899]

If this was 1940, I wonder if MAGAs would have called Churchill a fool, supported Hitler and called FDR a demented potato Gimp?

[@fedepronto]

Unless the planet is flat, Alaska is very close to Russia...

[@ahmisempire548]

De oostelijke gedeeld van rusland is onbewoond

[@isaiahkim7126]

you do know there is a literal sea between alaska n russia right? lmfao

[@samdrow8268]

​@@isaiahkim7126a 4km strait, actually

[@isaiahkim7126]

@@samdrow8268 still an ocean or actually a large body of water

[@ClifffSVK]

Paying for protection is how mafia works

[@kaiserxblue]

then this mafia thing has been ever since the creation of NATO.

[@MACHOO179]

OK so if Trump pulls out of NATO then America can't ask us to help them.

[@idiotology5568]

America doesn't need anyones help, that's the point.

[@MACHOO179]

@@idiotology5568 OK, if your sure then have at it.

[@crazychicSHENA]

Everyone needs allies

[@MACHOO179]

@crazychicksheena apparently America don't.

[@KW-ro5ow]

Win win for us 🎉

[@GG-pr3yo]

Trump giving advice about paying bills is like Jeffrey Dahmer writing a cookbook.

[@lol591]

@@justinh2701Trump did not pay his taxes in business, went bankrupt 4 times, Jeffry Dahmer ate humans also known as cannibalism. The comment you just read implies that Trump is basically encouraging citizens to pay their taxes when he doesn’t. And Jeffry Dahmer writing a cookbook about how to cook when he ate humans, although this comment is comparing very different things and is honestly in my opinion kind of stupid comparance.

[@lol591]

Also little fun fact: he doesn’t pay his contractors

[@jamesvincent1434]

😂

[@TennManYT]

He's probably paid in more than you and the last 5 generations of your family.

[@bakerboat4572]

Local asylum patient equates diplomatic bluff to a serial rapist:

[@jannmutube]

---- < Hopefully our U.S. justice system will be able to take him off the streets soon.

[@rickjones257]

Coming from the mouth of a guy who never pays his bills, this is definitely very odd to hear.

[@nicholasjones7312]

This man is a foreign agent and so compromised. He needs to be kept as far as possible from any levers of power.

[@RapidResponce]

LMAO! THE LEFT IS ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT DECOLONIZATION. Dissolving NATO WOULD BE THE FIRST STEP TO DO THAT. YOU PEOPLE ON THE LEFT ARE Hypocrites. You love COLONIZERS.

[@vermintky]

You're a propaganda tool

[@RapidResponce]

#TRUMP2024 #BLACKS4TRUMP💪🏾

[@Neo-ti2rz]

Not sending money .. Good idea

[@karmadog4565]

Stfu.....you can look at the current corruption and still say that, you're a as demented as Biden.

[@user-di5km7pj3f]

Yo Trump, you are not a mafia boss trying to get them to pay for protection, jeeez

[@YouTubecanbitemyhairybanger]

Yet that's literally what NATO is....

[@kmetofficial5800]

He’s not but he’s a business man. In his world it makes sense.

[@TintiKili69]

@@kmetofficial5800he went bankrupt more than 4 times

[@sir.2015]

@@kmetofficial5800he does not deserve what he got.

[@wadimek116]

​@@TintiKili69 He can always get bankrupt 5th time while ruling USA

[@ChristianPeacemaker]

I think Rubios comment on CNN on Trumps statement is correct. What he says is revealing that the US is not a deep pocket. Individual nations need to do their bit proportionate to their economies and populations. Perhaps he could have worded it a little differently.

[@ItsMe-qp9zt]

Poor Trump forgot about USA‘s western border. The ocean is veeeery small there. Who’s the neighbour again…?! Please show a world map to him!

[@richardweatherald7745]

Think you’ll find the ocean between Russia and Alaska isn’t very wide

[@deraid712]

Not to mention that russian jets over Alaska is everyday situation

[@papenfuscharlie5567]

But let’s not forget about the military presence in Alaska

[@deraid712]

@@papenfuscharlie5567 I doubt that Alaska alone can hold thousands of russian tanks or 500k+ troops. Basically if invasion will happen it could lead to frozen conflict then russia will slowly move towards Canada and will dig tranches over whole Canada and it will be very hard to throw them out, it will take many lives and years to do that. More to that Russia doesn't care about their citizens and can always supply their armies with fresh meat while US and Canada on other hand will try to hold them being outnumbered because they will not steal civilians from the street and will not put them in the army right away. Plus to that USA cannot make cheap weapons and it will be very slow in resupplying their armory while russia can do it much faster with bigger numbers, not to mention russia will attack with Iranian drones and can ask for more rockets China and North Korea if they run out of ammo. Its all about speed and who will risk people's lives more basically

[@georgewilson4245]

Are you threatening us again, Comrade? With your crapola military hardware?

[@RapidResponce]

It's called Mutual Destruction through Nuclear Weapons. #DISSOLVE NATO #STOP GLOBAL COLONIZATION

[@edwaltthespisactor]

Lies, narcissistic self narrative, self massage and at the most generous propoganda - although propaganda lends too much credit to his intelligence

[@YouTubecanbitemyhairybanger]

How many dead European leaders has Biden spoken to this week?

[@brandonly27]

Okay. He's just saying that other NATO need to pay their bill. He was speaking hypotheticaly, not literally.

[@rickb2267]

You sir, are more intelligent than most. Thank you!

[@codefields]

The things Trump says, how he thinks... well, it makes me believe that today, any ordinary person could become the President of the USA.

[@sally-sp8ee]

The more he talks------The Dumber he Sounds

[@bookerlee4752]

"You gotta pay your bills", says the guy who doesn't pay his bills! Make America Trumpless Again!

[@tomr6955]

What's the MATA with you?

[@deraid712]

​@@tomr6955Donald Duck?😂

[@georgewilson4245]

@@tomr6955 MAGA in Latin is 'WITCH'. Google it. So, Trump has created the Party of Witches. How appropriate!

[@georgewilson4245]

@@deraid712 Hey, why insult Donald Duck with the career con man?

[@deraid712]

@@georgewilson4245 true, Donald Duck would make better President than Trump)

[@BladeRunnerC]

The only reason Trump doesn’t want to pay out any more money is that he desperately, personally needs it to cover his ever mounting legal costs! Not to mention the huge bill he needs to meet for his hair maintenance. Quite an ironic pair really as both of them are so false.

[@user93279]

The misconstruing of his whole thought in the title is hella weird. He said he would encourage it in a very specific situation that he already specified previously. It was to get a point across politically, he doesnt want Russia to start a world war. Nobody wants war,and thats not how he made the statement. Nobody hates americans more than other americans and it makes me sick. We are going to be at fault of our own destruction

[@Rn-pp9et]

Your comment is spot on. It's obvious that it's an imaginary scenario and he answers with hyperbole. The reporting on his comments is just pure mis/dis information.

[@blackpajamas6600]

I don't think the issue is that simple. A reasonable president who wanted other NATO nations to pay their fair share for defense would say, "If you don't pay, we can't guarantee that we'll be able to help you when Russia targets your country." That would have been sensible. That would have made the point for most leaders pretty easily. The problem is that Trump said he'd *encourage* Russia to attack NATO nations who lapse on defense spending. Given the very long, very combative history between the US and Russia, for a president to say he'd encourage Russia to attack nations we are ostensibly in alliances with is the problem. Trump could have easily made this point in a more measured, controlled response - instead, his words didn't just chastise those member nations, but he threatened them too. Maybe he WAS just trying to make a political point, but it's a very clumsy and very dangerous sentiment he's expressing. Russia is an enemy nation actively working to undercut and weaken not just the United States, but any partnership that the US is a part of. Putin wants to cripple America in more ways than one. I think the problem is that Trump was offering solace and support to Russia at the same time he was trying to offer stern condemnation to American allies.

[@Rn-pp9et]

@@blackpajamas6600 "A reasonable president who wanted other NATO nations to pay their fair share for defense would say ..." But that's exactly what he said. What is mentioned here is hypothetical question asked after the meeting and it's clear he answers in hyperbole. The issue identified by the original poster isn't how he said something; It's the fact that this disinformation is peddled by organisations that are meant to inform us.

[@blackpajamas6600]

@@Rn-pp9et Why does he need to offer hyperbole on matters of such immense foreign and domestic importance? To the news media, no less? Why can't he just say what he means? The excuse he's given in the past for these types of answers is usually some variation of, "I was just kidding when I said that. I was being sarcastic. I was poking fun at the liberal news media." Hyperbole is an exaggeration of the truth, and while it's not the type of thing that destroys lives, it feels...unnecessary. The guy was already president once. His base is loyal. So again, I wonder, why does he have to gain from exaggeration on this particular issue? If the media won't give him a fair shake, as he says, how does hyperbole not just make things worse? I'm genuinely asking. Maybe you see something I don't. I am, however, reminded of what happened after Trump's pow wow with Putin in Helsinki. That was when he stood next to Putin and told the assembled news media that Russia denied involvement in the meddling of American affairs. He said President Putin denied interference in American affairs: "I'll tell you this - I don't see any reason why it would be?" And then the next day he told the news media that no, actually, what he meant to say was that he didn't see any reason why it *wouldn't* be Russia, and that he deliberately used the wrong word because he believed it would rile up the liberals (I believe he also said it was a typo too?). Sorry, long-winded way to simply say I don't think any head of state (even a potential one) benefits from muddying the information pool, so to speak. Well, maybe some do, but that's usually in service to their own political ends. Appreciate your insights either way.

[@Rn-pp9et]

@@blackpajamas6600 “Why does he need to offer hyperbole on matters of such immense foreign and domestic importance?” It’s literary device to emphasise a point that he was making during their meeting. “To the news media, no less?” This was a hypothetical questions asked of him directly and he was retelling this to his supporters during one his rallies. “Why can't he just say what he means?” Anyone with a triple digit IQ knew what he meant. The only people falling for this mis/dis information job are people being misinformed by the mainstream media that are too lazy to watch the whole video. “Hyperbole is an exaggeration of the truth, and while it's not the type of thing that destroys lives, it feels...unnecessary.” Hyperbole is not just an exaggeration of the truth, it’s an exaggeration of anything to emphasise a point. “So again, I wonder, why does he have to gain from exaggeration on this particular issue?” To encourage NATO allies to modernise and expand their military capabilities and not just rely on US military posture. The very agenda of the NATO meeting? “If the media won't give him a fair shake, as he says, how does hyperbole not just make things worse?” The media has been lying about him since he announced his candidacy in 2016. Do you still think anyone believes that Trump is a KGB agent with a hot line to Vladimir Putin as was reported? The American and other Western news media is a joke. Trump realises they’re no longer needed as nobody trusts them. YT reporting and news channels have more viewers than any main stream news broadcast and there’s a reason for that. “He said President Putin denied interference in American affairs…” What evidence do you think exists or rather in what capacity do you think they are capable of interfering in US affairs? Outside of Facebook ads what do you think are their capabilities?

[@xensonar9652]

It's weird because nothing he says is true, and everything he says is either made up on the spot or is an embellished version of something he made up at a different event, but he says it like he actually believes it. And his supporters applaud it. There are layers to the absurdity.

[@craigfinnegan8534]

That very absurdity has to be the real payoff for Trump supporters. The Capitol riots said it all - they want chaos, not a new order. That's the point people reach when their fear, despair and rage get so overpowering that it breaks their connection with reality.

[@georgewilson4245]

Welcome to the deranged world of magats. Where alternative facts is fact. Magat math is 1+1=3. He has 2 reasons to run for re-election: 1, to get out of jail card. 2, he has found a way to steal from the US Treasury.

[@xensonar9652]

@@craigfinnegan8534 I often think the election of Trump was just trolling gone too far.

[@2msvalkyrie529]

NATO members agreed to pay min 2% of their annual budget to Defence spending . Only 3 of them do !! Pay up or shut up !!

[@lemonaid3510]

​@@xensonar9652I see it as a practical joke that has gone very wrong.

[@paulmiller6277]

There is no collective NATO budget. USA spends the most as it chooses to have a very large army.

[@paulmiller6277]

@@brutusduran8592 2014, allies agreed to aim to move toward spending 2 percent of economic output on defense within a decade

[@davetdowell]

@@paulmiller6277 Thus proving they weren't already meeting the 2% of GDP requirement that had been in place for decades, so they weren't paying their bills. They were expecting America to provide the shortfall in capability that they weren't interested in paying for, from American tax payers pockets, and the American national debt.

[@garyyoung3179]

America spends more as it wishes to project power globally and has interests and territories in the Asia Pacific region not just the NATO region having 800 overseas bases in 70 countries. Most NATO members have no significant out-of-region activities or interests. How much should or would the US reduce its defence spending if it withdrew all its forces from NATO? @@davetdowell

[@davetdowell]

@@garyyoung3179 Not sure that was aimed at me, despite me being tagged. All I said is the requirement is and has been for decades 2% of GDP, and the very fact as stated that European countries have agreed to raise their defence spending to that requirement over a decade proved they hadn't already been meeting that requirement.

[@cycleranger]

that's totally wrong. There is a 2% GDP agreement (take a look at the NATO budget overview) but only a small number of European countries meet this. For once Trump is correct

[@bombheadgames9565]

NATO has several other requirements.. One is the fair treatment of minorities within the country (for example access to healthcare) .. Another being a functioning stable democracy (with no arm twisting to "find" votes, no riots, smooth transition after elections, etc) .. Can Trump prove he is actually committed to fulfilling these basic requirements? Lets remember that the agreement has so far been called on only once, by America in its hour of need after 9/11.

[@petercraig6990]

Put Trump aside, we really must step up our military capacity, we can't rely on others taking more responsibility for us than ourselves. I really hope this crazy man will wake us up and start doing what should have been done decades ago. Make Europe great again. Not like the old colonial style, but in the sense of own capacity to care for own safety against any Villan be it from the east, from the west or from Hungary.

[@stevej1818]

It’s mad how much the UK pays. It’s 40 times smaller than the US but pays $65billion on defence vs the US $860billion. That’s $2.6trillion if it was the size of the US.😮

[@rattyboots]

Land mass does not generate income alone. That's like saying Antarctica should pay 1.5 x as much as the USA. The population of the UK is around 1/5 of the USA (66,971,000 vs 333,288,000).

[@vxsmokeyxv5540]

And yet we have nothing to show for it. Where's the money actually going?

[@drivebyquipper]

So, go it on your own.

[@stephengrimmer35]

UK is 1/7th the US on GDP and 1/3rd on population so on either metric you are wrong. 1/7th of $860B is around $130B so the UK should pay 2× as much.

[@xaiano794]

@@vxsmokeyxv5540 not sure what you're talking about there, we have the 2nd highest number of aircraft carriers in the world.

[@waseemelloss1]

Omg you you couldn't write this this guy is a true muppet. Never let the USA live this down.

[@MythrealGaming]

So the theme I’m getting in the comments is that because Trump has an issue with paying personal bills and six of his 250 businesses went bankrupt our whole country should be taken advantage of by Europe.. is that what you’re all saying?

[@thobinski2917]

For now the only party who have actually used the article 5 of nato are the US so saying that the nato is just a cheap way of countries other than the us to protect itself doesn't make sense and also trump almost halved his assets from 2016 to the present. Trump often sells himself as the honest competent self made man, but in general he inherited hundreds of millions, profited of public fonds and has had some pretty large business failures.

[@HOLLAifYouFEARme]

YA GOTTA PAY YA BILLS😂😂😂😂

[@Ejf753]

He is such a monster.

[@RapidResponce]

YAW TALK ABOUT DECOLONIZATION RIGHT? Dissolve NATO then. See you people are hypocrites.

[@georgewilson4245]

NO he's a career con witch. MAGA in Latin is 'WITCH'. Google it. So, Trump has created the Party of Witches. How appropriate!

[@dancoy09]

@@RapidResponceok Ivan bot calm down

[@RapidResponce]

@@dancoy09 I'm black and you know what I said was right. DISSOLVE NATO to stop GLOBAL COLONIZATION.

[@durece100]

Trump is a liar amd he really stinks. No seriously, he's smells like a skunk.

[@nickfba]

Evil is truly outgrowing good in the world

[@batcollins3714]

Actually it's stupidity that's outgrowing common sense in America

[@franzsigel7166]

@@saccount-z3 no, he is just old and incompetent.

[@eldragon4076]

Ahh, yes, you are "the good guys" 😅

[@drjordan5706]

@@eldragon4076 This is a grey vs black morality situation actually

[@ShakeRattleRoll-yo3tr]

You gotta pay your bills? Is that right Donald? You best get to paying your bills, your own personal bills and avoiding paying all the back taxes you owe and the lawsuits you owe people.

[@davidbrown5411]

Your parents are siblings I assume?

[@VWbosh]

@@davidbrown5411 And thats the best rebuttal you could come up with? I mean seriously, thats about as mature as a 6 year old. Either grow up or stick to KZbinKids comments maybe? You wont appear so far out of your depth that way.

[@christophirelad9636]

Fake account

[@jsmithmultimediatech]

@@christophirelad9636 Sure 🤦‍♂

[@SerbyWafflesTech]

What back taxes does Trump owe lol? Trump donated his salary and paid tons of interest on all his loans

[@VLujo216]

Does this also include Slovenia where your wife is from or will that country be an exclusion?!

[@sxymike12]

I agreed with him all the way till he made that stupid remark at the end, why should I support him, I support the agenda until he adds in that stupid crap. He’s going to run us into 4 more years of Biden.

[@LouieSapcote-vy5xl]

No military experience. Refused to join the Forces because of his paid for doctors note..Refuses to pay his bills to lawyers ,trades people. .91 indictments in criminal courts to come.

[@switch12345678]

This is hypocrisy. The wars just started under Biden, and he is not a veteran.

[@lcoyle1998]

Literally the most deranged thing any presidential candidate has said in living memory.

[@oldgaffer9212]

Do you watch Biden?

[@karmadog4565]

Except everything Biden has said and done since day 1 of his corrupt unlawful insertion.

[@yunliu8448]

@oldgaffer9212 you should ask why your democratic system only gives you two options ?

[@14456AOI]

TRUMP 2024

[@yunliu8448]

@@14456AOI tRump 6666

[@voidmusicpromo]

WHY IS THIS NOT ON THE FRONT PAGE HEADLINES???!!

[@Fox_Leo99]

Trump, you not welcome in world ! What next, jail !

[@mr.chilll5179]

"Do wathever the hell you want to do to them" Do we really think he is going to make America great again... If he gets elected, China will be rubbing their hands.

[@karm00n29]

youre mentally ill seek help

[@vinto34]

He will probably send a list to china and russia of all the nato countries that aren't paying their way.

[@Kayluv101]

Trump always says “peace through strength” And his voters believe him..In reality he ignores our adversaries kisses their asses and gives them everything they want in exchange for peace..That’s not strength that’s weakness..During his presidency North koreas quadrupled their nuclear/missile capabilities.. He stopped all aid to Ukraine and let russia prepare for an invasion..He made deals and promises to the leader of the taliban..He passed on the afghanistan withdrawal to biden because he knew it was impossible and wanted biden to fail..Trump had four years to bring our troops and equipment home but he didn’t. Beacause it was super expensive and tricky situation. So he set biden up for failure. He’s a weak man and a terrible leader..

[@GalacticTradingPost]

@@vinto34 what's wrong with that? those nations need to pay for protection. don't ask american taxpayers to front the bill.

[@VIPER-oh3br]

Would you rather pay it? No I didn’t think so, You like paying $200+ or groceries? No i didn’t think so either, I want a president that can put a sentence together, I want a president that make good relations with unallied countries I want a president that visits us army vets and doesn’t relate it to there son playing call of duty, I want a president who doesn’t comment a act of treason at the White House (Biden hung a flag of the American one) and I want a president who wants the American people safe over migrants! Trump! 2024!

[@DNOPLAYSGAMES]

Finance advice from someone who’s gone bankrupt a fistful of times

[@williammarchant2920]

I don’t like Trump but he is right that Europe has got to step up, pay their share of NATO and get involved.

[@MaggieJean]

He's absolutely insane. This is beyond scary.

[@bakerboat4572]

If you stopped doom scrolling and feeding yourself anxiety bait, you'd be a lot better off right now.

[@MaggieJean]

@@bakerboat4572 Unfortunately, I keep up with current affairs. With Trump in the world there's a lot of doom. Enjoy your Barbie world.

[@Tony-ci7ys]

​@@MaggieJean What's even scarier is the amount of people swallowing his bait. They could easily cause the world to go down quickly

[@annabellesanchez8011]

​@@Tony-ci7ysBiden has already done that. He's ruined America

[@benjaminjohnsonboston]

@@MaggieJean who invaded Iraq 🇮🇶

[@QAYWSXEDCCXYDSAEWQ]

Someone correct me if I wrong, but isn't much of the US aid that is going to Ukraine, in the form of US designed and made weapons like PATRIOT missiles. I can easily imagine their order book is now so full they got enough work to keep them going for the next two decades or more. Sure the US is spending big $ on this, but the US is also gaining a lot of business out of it around the globe, business worth billions of $ too.

[@YouTubecanbitemyhairybanger]

The US? You mean the politicians and their stocks benefit

[@cjjk9142]

Literally best 200 billion they've ever spent

[@2msvalkyrie529]

Correct ME if I'm wrong but isn't a large percentage of US aid to Ukraine vanishing into the bank accounts of corrupt officials ?? Curiously not to the Big Guy of course . ? If you believe Western Media . Everyone else is corrupt but not HIM. 😂😂😂😂

[@user-qb3er9wd1j]

Nicky Haley looks like an adequate Republican, unlike Trump.

[@reemah5996]

Being an enemy of America can be a dangerous matter, but being a friend of it is a deadly matter. Henry Kissinger

[@haruhisuzumiya6650]

Somehow being an ally to the USA is worse than being an enemy of the USA as an Australian citizen too

[@modumodd]

His numbers are wrong. Even Norway with 5 million people have support Ukraine much more than US. Norway have support Ukraine with 7,3 billion Euro. That is 8,5 billion USD. We are 65 times lesser people than US. If US should have support Ukrain like Norway, thay had to spend 65 X 8,5 billion USD = 552,5 billion USD.

[@RenePatrique]

Math is not his strength.

[@switch12345678]

The Americans also make contracts with Ukraine, while the Europeans give away weapons and money for free - and subsequently also pay off the debts to the creditor US later. Great Britain continued to pay its war debts from the Second World War to the USA until 2006.

[@k-wc1rz]

@@RenePatrique How is that Norway is the whole Europe? What about other NATO countires? You are truly one ignorant Europeans. Explain or erase yourself

[@user-se7es6uc8v]

War advice from a draft dodger? He'll be telling us how to run a casino next!

[@matthewjohnston3195]

🤣

[@norrispg4212]

Hey, pay your bills! This isn’t the US welfare system, Section 8 housing, earned income tax credits, SNAP and free lunches.

[@franegrancic7679]

Trump talking about paying bills is ironic.

[@Badgersj]

And that, dear viewers, is why Putin supports Trump.

[@novaseline2413]

What Americans don't see is that yes there is an ocean between Europe and USA but the Alaska and Russia is way closer 😂

[@benjaminjohnsonboston]

who invaded Iraq 🇮🇶

[@peakybean]

If anyone knows about not paying his bills it’s Trump!

[@deraid712]

Because he doesn't pay them himself

[@PietKlaas-ng8xn]

I fought in Afghanistan because of the US and this is what we get back.....

[@recgar]

But yhe EU can't expect the US to pay for their defence which is why Trump is being so hard about it. I just feel sorry for the EU citizens who are being lead to absolute collapse by total stupidity

[@riz_e9]

Global racketeering at its finest!

[@user-xk2ig4tc3f]

Protection racket mob boss

[@georgewilson4245]

Are you referring to the Trumpranos? America's crime family. The best career con man ever?

[@user-xk2ig4tc3f]

@MightyHuzarion what had your being Polish got to do with anything? I'm British and neither of those facts make you or I any wiser than anyone else.

[@-gn7sn]

The Ukraine figures are just lies. It's not 200 vs 25, it's about 75 vs 75 and now EU has commited to another 70. His point with NATO in general is true, members were dragging their feet because they could and he did get them to step up.

[@patgranger6191]

Mr Putin rattling his military muscles in Ukraine helped more!

[@-gn7sn]

That's true. Although the fact he was pressuring Germany/France to up military spending to a basic 2% before the invasion and then real world events have forced their hand...only shows he was ahead of the game in this particular instance.

[@murphy7801]

​@@-gn7snI mean France has steadily always done around 2% for basically forever. Which is why France unlike Germany has: nuclear weapons, nuclear sub, nuclear aircraft carriers, their own satellite systems. So saying trump nagged France is hilarious because they have one of the most effective defense industries in Europe. But hey it's ok maybe Europe goes its own way USA can fight alone.

[@hehenoelo4858]

No he didn't most of countries were spending below 2% and are still spending less than 2%, only countries that spend more than 2% are those which are directly threatened by Russia, which is CE Europe.

[@lilpapalstate628]

The US has sent about 200 billion

[@mrcoolcool4363]

I'm sure nato wouldn't definitely need usa to protect them,I'm sure nato would cause mayhem in russia

[@alexnob3149]

Bro if usa leaves nato then we are cooked 💀

[@go4itt]

Europe needs to build up it's own Army, urgently.

[@2msvalkyrie529]

Yes, the mighty EU Army !! 😂😂😂😂😂

[@martint7936]

​​@@2msvalkyrie529Will be better tha US ever was. Better equipment and better equiped soldiers. Next gen weapons are already in Europes arsenal.

[@KingNeptuneog]

@@martint7936 The only good period Europe had was 1631 for obvious reasons

[@deltaforceru]

@@martint7936 Лол, Европа без США буквально ничего не сможет сделать России, одна наша ракета "Сармат" может сравнять с землёй всю Францию, о чем вы говорите ? США защищают вас, так будьте добры платить за это....

[@aa6dcc]

he's lying - US has given 75 billion to Ukraine since the start of the war, EU is at 100 billion.

[@tim_peaky]

Let Putin try! He can’t even win against Ukraine 😂

[@animeboy9307]

Like the attitude but please don't jinx it😫

[@tim_peaky]

@@animeboy9307 no worries friend, trust more on the courage of men then on superstition. 😉 It will never happen. It’s just Trump being Trump.

[@animeboy9307]

@@tim_peaky I'm trying but I can't believe how he said all those horrible things and those behind him started clapping😞

[@michaelcoward1902]

Traitors gonna betray...it's what they do.

[@aussiedanny28au15]

It’s all about the money

[@primiq]

You gotta pay your bills... says the little ginger man, who had to declare bankruptcy many times.

[@Johnsmith-uw7uw]

Is 6'3" little?

[@mo2239]

I don't think they were referring to his height, durr..

[@zangrygrapes4571]

tbh trump is right. Why should the US protect European countries that don't pay their fair share? Not to mention some nato countries use russian oil

[@karolinewirth]

The USA do not protect European countries. They rather drag us into a war with Russia on European ground like they did with Ukraine.

[@PresidentCamacho2024]

and it was trump who was importing Russian oil on a large scale,.. the US was importing a significant quantity of oil and petroleum products from Russia under trump: over 137 million barrels in 2018, then 189.8 million barrels in 2019 and 197.7 million barrels in 2020.

[@waars001]

Well usa should be concerned if they Will quit nato. China Will be the most powerfull country in the world, in the end usa wil have the biggest problems and they know it, that is why they pay so Much.

[@nickd5117]

That’s not what he said at all 😂😂😂

[@pluribus_unum]

Prove it, or you are just a troll.

[@hubbletelescope1721]

1:20

[@randomdaveUK]

He said he'd let our enemies do whatever they wanted 🤷 He's got zero empathy, all about money

[@twinks2.]

I love it when they hear what they choose 😅😅..think all need a pysch evaluation if they hearing sentances in their head 😅

[@thenayancat8802]

That's actually exactly what he said, do feel free to keep coping though

[@ad5034]

Only time NATO Article 5 ever invoked since its founding in 1948 was in support of 🇺🇸 after 911. If Trump did pull 🇺🇸 out of NATO and went to war on its own it could possibly clock up its 2nd ever war won on its own without allies. Maybe that’s his aim. In fairness though he has a point if you don’t pay your share of (Insurance) money why would you expect help when you need to make a claim?.

[@Coyb1866]

Why does this news outlet keep on peddling bullshit.

[@EvidentlyFire]

because they are terrified he is coming back to power and this is them throwing their dolly out of their pram. It wont work. They wont scare us into voting for Biden.

[@goonerboz6023]

It now supports Biden an starmer so it shows it's very obvious the political parties are controlled by the elites

[@xaiano794]

You mean facts?

[@Grant80]

Bc the left eat it u0

[@hubbletelescope1721]

@@xaiano794 facts don't matter to these people. He could literally say that he is giving all nuclear weapons to Russia and they would say "taken out of context", or "fake news"

[@oneiledward3606]

From a man that never pay debts how rich

[@jungervin8765]

He payed every tax that needed by law and did everything by law. Actually he is the first president who lost money... As a foreigner I can't believe how can you be this stupid dude. How you live or stay alive? XDDD

[@J42494]

He always said they should pay what they agreed to instead of America pay it all.

[@pomstar69]

Hello All! I recently discovered your KZbin channel and I am big fan! There is so much to ask you, but one very recent thing that occurred, that relates to a theory I've been having is regarding trump's comments about NATO and Russia. Isn't what he said, a threat to US national security? How this ties in to my theory (and probably many others') is that trump has been charged with the unlawful retention of Top Secret US documents, misled investigators, retained certain documents, was caught for this retention and still had others lie about or destroy evidence of having retained these. On top of this, there is a recording of him bragging about a certain document pertaining to Iran. With just all of this, why isn't he being apprehended, interrogated and further investigated? And with all of this aforementioned, wouldn't anyone else be considered a national security threat? If no agency is pursuing this, can a citizen, like myself, file some kind of petition, like Mrs Anderson did with the 14th Amendment Colorado ballot case? There are too many signs of treason. And now trump feels empowered to actually speak about the national security threat he poses. Most likely because he has convinced most of the republicans, in the HoR, who were once making statements on the House floor, that trump was responsible for Jan 6 etc, but have since, after some members met with trump in maralargo, made a 180 'for some reason'. I believe it is because trump has an insidiously bigger, treasonous, rapacious and nefarious plan, of which, convinced these people, to jump on the wagon, otherwise, they would be left out! How do highly educated people, who were once against trump, now side with him, no matter the ridiculous things they say, no matter the provable, contradictory facts to their actions and statements. They don't care because they know something. Isn't it clear enough already? What can I, as a citizen do, to legally file 'something' to get this underway? I know that I can contact the Dept of Defence, and submit a tip at www.fbi.gov/tips or call 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324), but is this the only way? Thank you!! Alex