'Why would you pick a fight with a neighbor who's one of your biggest trading partners?' | DW News

[@chuckbisbee7520]

As an American, I can agree. The hypocrisy of the country is just staggering in this day and age and I am sick of the Bull S**t and lies.

[@monumentaltravel3745]

True but a lot less lies in the USA than in other countries. Imagine living in Russia !!

[@FlockOfBIRDS-k7d]

You meant Ben? I concur.

[@malahammer]

What borders on stupidity? Canada and Mexico.

[@live_free_or_perish]

😉 clever

[@arnodobler1096]

sad but true

[@Nick-f9z2c]

❤😅❤

[@ethimself5064]

Just take his tinfoil hats away from him

[@monumentaltravel3745]

USA is one of the few countries succeeding presently. Imagine the cute lines you could invent about other countries.

[@jaerogoth]

It's funny how the same people that said it's 'extremely unlikely' that Russia was going to invade Ukraine are now saying its 'extremely unlikely' that Americans are going to invade Canada/Greenland/Panama

[@fastertove]

I want to believe than attacking allies is somewhat different.

[@fabianabongo6284]

​@@fastertovewould Europe intervene? No. They would quickly find excuses to support the US along lines of, now we have the US in Europe to better defend us.

[@fastertove]

@ Sorry, but that doesn't make much sense.

[@teardrop-in-a-fishbowl]

You mean Zelenskij?

[@Dayusi-024]

You mean friendly fire 🔥 😂​@@fastertove

[@csharmy]

I live in Canada, It’s seems the world is tired of the U.S.

[@ryanwalters6184]

Then the world should take their people back. 😂

[@lindaSmith6588]

I am tired of Trump. I have been for 8 to 10 years.

[@kenmahoney5255]

No like Canada the world is tired of our politics! And Trump!

[@arnodobler1096]

since Reagan for me, i was 13

[@johntucker5994]

I completely understand, but please don't generalize. Biden and the Democratic Party have demonstrated that they know how to responsibly govern and treat our allies with respect. It is Donald Trump and the MAGA/Republican Party who are sowing chaos and making absurd threats against our allies. Hopefully, nothing will come of Trump's nonsensical threats. Typically Trump overreaches and then there is blowback. I expect the Democrats to make significant legislative gains in the 2026 mid-term elections which will serve as a check on his agenda.

[@patrickdolinski7105]

Too many unserious and unqualified people around Agent Orange.

[@krollpeter]

Indeed.

[@braxxian]

As opposed to all the warmonger NeoCons George W Bush surrounded himself with. I bet the Trump presidency won’t kill anywhere near as many people as good old George did.

[@morstyrannis1951]

Four years from now they will all be even wealthier they are now. That’s the only reason they’re there.

[@krollpeter]

@ Musk's driver is power. Money he has. The Orange Julius Caesar is trailing just a bit behind Biden, age-wise.

[@krollpeter]

@@morstyrannis1951 Musk's driver is power. The Orange Julius Caesar is trailing just a bit behind Biden, age-wise.

[@wayneclark3020]

And now we can add belligerent nationalism to the long list of Fascist ideological traits displayed by Trump.

[@WingkKong]

America is a imperial Empire American presidents behaviour are always like that

[@meagainandagain5756]

@@WingkKongBetter they are the most powerful country in the world than a host of others.

[@WingkKong]

@@meagainandagain5756 people in the middle east will disagree

[@gheorghefalcaru]

A Real Gentleman with high intellect!

[@Samayil_2024]

😂😂😂

[@anthonyhulse1248]

@@Samayil_2024 unlike you

[@grantsmythe8625]

"You can't trust Russia", true enough but can you trust Trump NOT to trust Russia?

[@JohnJones-k9d]

How many countries has Russia invaded. How many countries has the USA invaded, bombed, sanctioned, changed govt through coup. But you can trust the yanks? You are joking. Yanks are destroying eu through energy and now tariffs.

[@TheTwangKings]

Well, there's more than that. He takes his orders from the kremlin. Piewtin wants him to undermine NATO, and that's the path he's on.

[@FlockOfBIRDS-k7d]

Can you trust anyone these days?

[@grantsmythe8625]

@@FlockOfBIRDS-k7d Yes but you must choose carefully. You can never, however, trust anyone who has whole-heartedly committed himself to being a conman.

[@FlockOfBIRDS-k7d]

You mean 99% of politicians?

[@AK-ej5ml]

If Trump, and by extension a majority of the voting US public, wants to isolate and weaken their country they are free to do so, but threatening long term allies with ruin is unacceptable and everyone must do their utmost to decouple from the US both financially and militarily.

[@Guitarooster52]

Canada has been defended by the US. We’ve been at war to help allies in WW1, WW2, Korea, and Afghanistan and some other Middle East actions as well as peace keeping. US has never gone to war for Canada, but we did answer the NATO article 5 triggered by…American. It cost Canadian lives and $Billions. Yes we need to beef up our military but we don’t strictly owe the US more than the cost of the fleet of F-35 we’re purchasing.

[@WillN2Go1]

Ah.... we invaded the Canadian provinces during the American Revolution, tried again in the War of 1812. And those 'British' soldiers who burned the White House? They were Canadians. But things have been good since...

[@jasondrummond9451]

We've been invaded by the U.S. Never defended by it.

[@tas_velnias]

My man, Afghanistan was YOUR war and the allies helped YOU and not the other way round

[@BoHoff-o6t]

Ben Hodges is a good man and worth listening to.

[@braxxian]

He might be a good man but he is a lousy analyst. Virtually all his predictions on the Russia/Ukraine war heave been dead wrong. Indeed he is nit an analyst but a propagandist.

[@RobertMacpherson-t7m]

Trump’s defence nominee is not qualified to run a McDonald’s restaurant

[@FlockOfBIRDS-k7d]

Thats why he didnt apply for that.

[@GregoryKobidze]

C'mon guys, he promised to quit drinking once he gets the job.

[@madvikings329]

Thats a laugh LOL Biden ran the counrty into the ground -Austin was a joke WTFU.

[@frederickarcala4749]

That’s the point. He would be loyal and obedient to the demands of President elon and the cremlin.

[@RobertMacpherson-t7m]

Trump is more dangerous than Vladimir Putin

[@abdesam]

The industrial military complex must keep on making money from wars, as usual.

[@PeterLorimer-ji5ut]

"One of" the biggest trade partners? THE biggest trade partner.

[@arnodobler1096]

The USA is pis sed off with Europe and Germany at the latest, as a lot of trade is conducted in euros instead of dollars! If the dollar were totally replaced as the main trading currency, the USA would be totally finished, due to its immense foreign debt.

[@monumentaltravel3745]

Everybody else would be finished before that because all successful countries are dependent on US trade.

[@al28854]

if you think the euro is more stable than the dollar, I'm sure it will prove very interesting when Russia invades Poland and see what the euro can do while the Trumps America will sit back and watch what European unity can be without the US 'interfering' .

[@arnodobler1096]

@ It would certainly sweep everyone away, yes.

[@arnodobler1096]

@ Do you remember which NATO member was the only one to declare a state of alliance? The whole world knows that Trump America cannot be relied on, whether militarily or in trade.

[@psnaris]

Yes indeed Germany. 'Why would you pick a fight with a neighbour who's one of your biggest trading partners?'

[@arnodobler1096]

saying this as a American?

[@psnaris]

@@arnodobler1096 Note how I spell 'neighbour'.

[@Shaddarhim]

Our neighbours are France, Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Poland, Czech Republic, Austria and the Swiss. We have good relations with all of them. Which neighbor do you mean?

[@jasondrummond9451]

@@psnaris Subtleties like that escape most Americans.

[@mlulekishezi1798]

​@@Shaddarhim Russian Federation

[@dannyboy8850]

Bullying is allowed and within the rule of law.

[@FlockOfBIRDS-k7d]

Thats the comment i was looking for.

[@IMGreg..]

Sure, but it won't win you the loyalty of a friendship nor the trust associated with it. America is only strong because its allies agree to use the dollar in trade. Allow American bases on their territory. The US wanted to be the dominant force in the alliance and even discouraged an integrated European armed force decades ago. Now that it was allowed, Trump sees his chance to bully, but 4 years from now, I wouldn't expect any of these countries to allow Trump to travel within their borders. They may even tax and investigate his investments out of existence.

[@markberryhill2715]

I'll listen to Gen.Hodges over just about anyone. He knows what's happening.

[@TheAmbex]

As a Canadian 🇨🇦, we should be spending more on defense.

[@dangavel1283]

Do you think you are in danger of being invaded anytime soon ( other than by the US I mean ) I very much doubt Russia could manage it given how hard a job they are having to conquer their immediate neighbor?

[@al28854]

also canada is currently not meeting its military enlistment requirements, also more people are leaving the military than are joining, leaving them considerably short of their target strength. Your new defense budget for two years ago in 1.32% of GDP, still short of the 2.0 NATO benchmark.

[@morstyrannis1951]

@@al28854thanks for all that captain obvious. Do you have any penetrating insights on the weather you’d care to share?

[@stevanjakovljevic8390]

You prepare your bed in late 80is early 90is , now sleep in it .

[@ElainEmail-m7q]

The trend of a country buying another country is a normal global transction now ? In 2025, are we seeing many transactions of one country buying another country (regardless how far or why the reason) ?

[@_yeahbaby]

Trump cannot keep his mouth shut. What a terrible choice and a sad day has come to America that sleepy joe and a clown get to be the choice.

[@dangal9366]

I believe trump and poutine have already agreed "this side is mine...this side is yours".

[@drlobomalo]

I though this would be about Germany picking a fight with Russia.

[@arnodobler1096]

US was the bluprint for AH: Joe Crow

[@maximusvaliant8597]

Trump is a more on

[@maresnite]

He's sofa king inept

[@happymelon7129]

🤣But CAN also doing the same thing. CAN Vs CN(one of CAN biggest trading partners) "Can't we all just get along?" -- Rodney King, LA riots, 1992

[@maguires]

Trying to one-up his bud, Vlad. Amazing that he is being credited as a "great negotiator" vs being seen as the Trump version of Putin.

[@DUBSTEP_KUSH305]

Ben Hodges for potus

[@JeffBilkins]

Interesting interview, but did the reporters side really need a shaky dynamic camera? It is a video call, we can deal with it, no need to hype it up.

[@gph2193]

He's just feeding the squirrels a bunch of nuts. Eat it up.

[@timothykatende8484]

Russia is shocked at their most recent ally called the US

[@ClementGreen]

Never would've figured Ben Hodges as a Trump apologist

[@meagainandagain5756]

I think you’ll find many intellects are.

[@steencd]

Mr Trump is dividing people with his simplistic rhetoric. Because people are much more different and multifaceted and should be acknowledged in that way in order to unite as a whole.

[@AmonTheWitch]

Trump doesn't want to unite people, he wouldn't be pointing fingers at entire groups of Americans otherwise

[@stephenhill545]

The idea is to create an in-group which feels at one threatened and superior to the out-group. Simplicity works well because it Is meant to appeal to simple people who would like to feel better about themselves.

[@steencd]

@ Yes, you’re right unfortunately.

[@stevinharper3551]

We shouldn't even be talking about taking allies countries. We may be powerful but we need friends not to mention they have been long time allies. I don't want to risk our troops or their troops or their civilians

[@j.dunlop8295]

Military qualifications for most complex armament is 110 IQ. Health, without criminal past! Limited interest in most young people, because of Iraq and Afghan wars!

[@GregoryKobidze]

NATO cohesion between Greece and Turkey 😂

[@koiguidenishikigoi4972]

Ok now tell me the difference between RU and US. Both have security concerns, both have interests. Is all this reserved only for the richest country on the planet and its friends????? How can you justify this.

[@mmca2622]

Where would you rather live, RU or the US? The US isn't perfect, but I don't see a lot of immigrants russian 😄 to get into Russia. In fact, the smart ones who could get out, did. There are many reasons for that.

[@essakhan-oh2vh]

As someone not an ordinary person wrote it that “ half truth is more dangerous than a sheer lie “ the policy of the channel if it can not ignore .

[@georgettelevesque277]

Not enough men in US military because obesity is hampering recruitment?

[@gersonduran4451]

When will you hold this man accountable or at least ask him why he’s always wrong ????

[@fransiskaP_2082]

That is called overconfident; having similar identifiers like a group of people do not guarantee you can happily partner with them ever after. You cannot dictate and regulate somebody else's mind and opinion, because the truth itself is flexible, it may change everytime according to people's needs.

[@ericwedin4154]

Hodges capacity as truthteller and analyst is not top notch. His inputs during the conflict in Ukraine has shown that time and time again.

[@rubiconklbrutorowman7577]

As usual, very thoughtful analysis by Gen. Hodges. US

[@MasteringGeopolitics]

thoughtful??? What have you seen as thoughtful? One thing: Trump the his envoy Gen. Kellog give Crimea and the conquested territory as Russia's. This is a pacified matter for them. And what did Gen. Hodges say about it?

[@morstyrannis1951]

@@MasteringGeopolitics please re submit your comment in English or some language KZbin can translate. It’s complete gibberish.

[@BingoPaletot]

It'll be as real as Mexico paying for 40 miles of border wall.

[@jimlescault2139]

Cough cough you Germans did it too.

[@brownmold]

Why are we trotting out this tired retiree?

[@ghteo9766]

Because making Canada a state of America will bring MORE benefits to America. Btw, this general, is the one who claimed “Ukraine will win very fast and retake Crimea by Aug. 2023“ in the official interview.

[@Mike-jm5wt]

I'm sure he's just using negative rhetoric to soften them up for a negotiation. If you want to buy a car you don't act like it's the greatest car you've ever driven, you complain about everything and act disinterested before you start haggling over price.

[@letsroll2001]

Nevermind Trump’s greenland silliness. When is Germany going to take Russia seriously and defend Europe?

[@maje9448]

Depict situation

[@iancoles1349]

Its keeping its allies on its toes thinking out of the box.

[@markgrayson7514]

5:28 Is this man really telling us the viewpoint of women in the military?

[@waldlaeuferinunterwegs6841]

3:03 So much, domestically & internationally, will depend on how "senior military leadership" will act. Refusing unconstitutional orders from the president won't be easy after SCOTUS' immunity ruling.

[@mmca2622]

Love the guest and his always enlightened insights. The interviewer, not so much. Are there no accent-reduction courses in Germany (or in the US for people living here who are tone-deaf)?

[@FlockOfBIRDS-k7d]

Why are you picking on that wonderful German accent? :))

[@xena2559]

15:50 obviously not Eastern Europe including Poland as you were kind to put certain restrictions on chip technology. That's nice for the trust.

[@maxdout564]

Complete hypocrisy coming from Europeans. Truly hilarious.

[@pj61114]

The Nuremberg trials set a precedent that inhumane orders shall not be obeyed. The United States did not follow that when engaged in the Vietnam special military operation . Young men who were drafted would be sent to Leavenworth prison if they did not go to kill Vietnamese people . Another thing violated was doing that 10 year operation like a WAR when only Congress can declare war . So how about following the precedent of the Nuremberg trials? I thought following orders was no excuse for inhumanity . Will anyone impeach Trump if he attacks an ally? The motion picture DR. STRANGELOVE is Really Not Far Fetched.

[@namenotfound8747]

The North American empire is the crest of being born.

[@thostaylor]

Time will tell, but this seems to be a typical case of Confirmation Bias for DW and their viewers.

[@arnodobler1096]

contrary to US News and fox and Co.? facts!

[@Sin3xtreme]

Time will not tell, Canada WILL NOT BE PART OF AMERICA AND NEITHER WILL GREENLAND

[@morstyrannis1951]

What is that supposed to mean? You probably think you’ve left a clever insightful comment, but it’s a fragment of a thought. Try harder.

[@A3Kr0n]

Donald has to say something outrageous to stay in the news cycle.

[@JonniePolyester]

Love BH! ☺️👍

[@pj61114]

Amen to General Hodges common sense comments.❤

[@amunra5330]

Goes to show that the rules based order is a joke.

[@americofernandes1888]

how he became a general is mystery to me…

[@exodus888]

y asking an ex US general n not russian ex general on this issue????

[@pj61114]

The Nuremberg trials set a precedent that inhumane orders shall not be obeyed. The United States did not follow that when engaged in the Vietnam special military operation . Young men who were drafted would be sent to Leavenworth prison if they did not go to kill Vietnamese people . Another thing violated was doing that 10 year operation like a WAR when only Congress can declare war . So how about following the precedent of the Nuremberg trials? I thought following orders was no excuse for inhumanity . Will anyone impeach Trump if he attacks an ally? The motion picture DR. STRANGELOVE is Really Not Far Fetched. Amen to General Hodges Common Sence Comments ❤

[@urbansenicar81]

A friend of Ukraine.

[@liberty484]

Ha Ha! The guys don't wanna be bossed around by lady sergeants. Ha Ha Ha.

[@AaronKaewprapai-qv7bc]

If Europe NATO can expand and forcibly incorporate ex Soviet Union countries, USA can do likewise to incorporate Canada and Mexico create a union more powerful than EU.

[@franceyneireland1633]

Those European counties applied to join NATO, once they are members of NATO they are free to leave anytime as the UK did. Plus all the countries in NATO remain a sovereign country. What Trump is talking about is annexing other sovereign countries who are allies of the US, thus they will no longer be sovereign country, which is the same as what Putin is doing to Ukraine. The US already has trade agreements USMCA, prior to that NAFTA, plus Canada has been a good ally and neighbour to the US. Canada and Greenland do not want to become part of the US. Under Trump the US can not be trusted nor should be considered an ally.

[@fastertove]

EU ≠ NATO

[@mileswalker-j9b]

Happy fruitful year, I'm beyond excited! In just one week I'll be debt-free, having paid off my entire $285,000 debt and begun a new chapter of financial freedom.

[@ElizabethZachary-t2z]

Excuse me for real?, how is that possible I have struggling financially, how was that possible?

[@Parker-y9t]

That's a major tum around. Praise be to Jesus our Lord. Hallelujah

[@Parker-y9t]

But then, what do you do? How do you come about that in that period?

[@elsbeth_554]

Kindly let me know more bout this bimonthly thing you just mentioned. Please...

[@mileswalker-j9b]

It is the digital market. That's been the secret to this wealth transfer. A lot of folks in the US amd abroad are getting so much from it, God has been good to my household Thank you Jesus

[@frankmaclow2709]

Putin is laughing

[@Abcflc]

It’s just a distraction- he thrives on chaos and attention. Stop taking him seriously!

[@Noiretranquility]

The world vs the Cheeto

[@madvikings329]

No women in ground pounding.

[@DarahanDhesi]

What happens to women soldiers once you are captured? No..not Russian or Western soldiers. Your guess is good as mine.

[@elizabethrezende2429]

Hello DW NEWS 🇺🇸🇺🇸GOOD NIGHT 🙏 Ben Hodges 🇺🇸 is a great General helping Ukraine 🇺🇦 to be Victorious 🙏

[@gaborrajnai6213]

I will explain to you what happened Hodges. Russians never ever threatened to attack the territory of the European Union, Ukraine is not the EU or NATO, but you Americans did, and we will take it seriously, as we always do!

[@morstyrannis1951]

Typical ruSSian imperialist nonsense. ruSSia has no right whatsoever to interfere in the decisions of a sovereign nation. The western allies liberated Europe while the Soviet Union occupied it. The countries that had ruSSia’s boot on their throat after 1945 are the ones most opposed to ruSSia. In Western Europe old men who liberated Europe 40 years ago are treated like gods by the grateful people living in freedom and prosperity. How would an old ruSSian veteran who brought nothing but decades of misery be greeted in Poland or the Baltics?

[@two_sillys_trap]

To maintain USD hedgemony, everything is on the cards. Canada's (Greenland) resources to support dollar's valuation, EU's disintegration to eliminate a potential reserve currency competitor. What? you thought its just CHYNAAAA?

[@LOBANAPUNJABREGIONKHALISTAN]

USA and Canada ❤friends forever trump here just for 5 years so who cares

[@grantsmythe8625]

Trump's Alzheimer's will get him before 5 years have passed.

[@oggoblin295]

4 years

[@dayegilharno4988]

To paraphrase Yoda: "There is... another... Trumprghlll"

[@dannyboy8850]

Don't put all the blame on Trump. It is the majority of Americans that voted Trump in. 😂😂😂

[@dayegilharno4988]

@ Define: "Majority" :)

[@casperhfl]

🇺🇦🤝🇪🇺 Slava Ukraini 💪 Great to hear Ben Hodges again!

[@FlockOfBIRDS-k7d]

Glad you like Benny Hill.

[@mikepost8965]

No women infantry.Just noise from the put women in their place brigade. Yawn Yawn.

[@YonatanLidar]

This is the same fool that said ukraine would win by fall 2023 LOL

[@geoffreyallenperdue]

😂😂😂😂😂 The comments 🤣🤣🤣 So Good It always cheers me up coming here I love lib tears

[@yudodis]

He's trolling the media and they took the bait 😂. Now the canal and Greenland he is serious about. My bet: he'll partially get both.

[@Sin3xtreme]

He will get neither

[@yudodis]

@Sin3xtreme trade war is crippling. He has all the leverage.

[@Sin3xtreme]

@@yudodis you realize other countries can still trade with Panama and greenland, you think America can cope with a trade war and paying for trumps tariffs, i think not

[@yudodis]

@Sin3xtreme You're looking at things from a micro lens. This can be done several ways, directly and indirectly through forcing other countries to do or not do things. I'm not necessarily advocating this. I'm just letting you know that you're objectively incorrect, especially in the case of Panama.

[@RebeccaPerry-Piper-u8x]

So why did you pick a fight with Russia 🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭

[@morstyrannis1951]

Who did that? Ukraine was just minding its own business making its own decisions. Before Putin murdered him Prigozhin revealed why the war started - greedy oligarchs wanted to plunder Ukraine and the minister of defence, who wears a uniform but was never a soldier, wanted to be promoted to Marshal. It’s the same old story greed and hubris.

[@tkrdg7885]

I am deeply worried that Trump reach a deal with Pooteeinh that Ruzziea takes Ukraine, Trump takes Griieenland, Pumana, and Kaeneada, Chinna takes Teiwaa. IraK takes CuaiT 😢

[@ronzagata4021]

Wonderful. We have our own Putin, right here in the U.S.! 👎

[@fronabulax63]

what a bigmouth😅

[@madvikings329]

Was Ben in russia doing a survey on there arms factroy -NO

[@madvikings329]

Canada stand up and pay for your defence.

[@madvikings329]

KP duty for women safety first.

[@bennoble2049]

He’s a showman who does stunts. 🎪

[@muchachopicaron]

That might be okay for TV and certain type of audience but not for the rest of us.

[@kongthai..]

President Donald Elon is pretty interesting. 1. Opening strategy with probable Feds-Pentagon agreement or semi agreement. 2. Canada, Greenland & Panama is the US negotiate with EU to gain collaboration rivalry with Red China. 3. EU-CIS rivalry, US desire EU to take up the cost like the Ukraine gambit. 4. Illegals repatriation, US budget spending, US$ status quo ($ =50%, €=25%, ¥, J¥, £ & British commonwealth $ = 5% each) 5. IV IR standards and global niche sharing. Feds-Pentagon seems intend to force a Red China standard. 6. Russian Federation firepower exceed USA-EU combined, 6x more. Next step is WW3, advanced weapons. So, people sit tight and see what the FIVE POWER UN SECURITY COUNCIL PERMANENT member do next. 😂❤

[@GilAlberding]

Sometimes Trump says bold things to get Europeans to stop sitting on their hands..Chinese and Russians aren’t being idle when it comes to long term geopolitical positioning…

[@chrisblack6258]

Just ask Putin about the title

[@abdesam]

With military men dressing up as women, there should be no shortage on the battlefront.

[@richardlesperance8259]

He can’t do anything without Congressional approval

[@AmonTheWitch]

ummmm did you forget about the Supreme Court giving him the power to do that?

[@_yeahbaby]

WHY NOT RUN FOR PRESIDENT MR HODGES? HOW COME OUTSTANDING PEOPLE LIKE YOU ARE NOT THE CHOICE THAT AMERICA CAN HAVE?

[@231rosslyn]

It has to do with the nomination process. Money, amongst other influences.

[@noelmaher4633]

Advice from the Hodges, see previous 🤣 Secret sauce of NATO the Turks laughing at you.

[@SunisaSeeson]

Usa💼🤝RS