Now Europe Knows What Trump’s Team Calls It Behind Its Back: ‘Pathetic’ (www.nytimes.com)
from schizoidman@lemm.ee to world@lemmy.world on 29 Mar 23:49
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  • “I fully share your loathing of European freeloading,” Pete Hegseth, the secretary of defense, later replied. “It’s PATHETIC.”

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ogmios@sh.itjust.works on 30 Mar 00:40 next collapse

Pretty sure he says that to their face also.

Humanius@lemmy.world on 30 Mar 09:47 collapse

There was still the lingering hope that behind the scenes they would have an actual plan… That the way the American government under Trump is behaving isn’t just out of blind hatred for Europe.

That last bundle of straws to grasp are now gone too, and Europe must accept that America is simply no longer our friend and ally.

Edit: Typos and autocorrect

Spacehooks@reddthat.com on 30 Mar 10:08 next collapse

Maybe frienemsis? That’s better…

ogmios@sh.itjust.works on 30 Mar 12:30 collapse

That the way the American government under Trump is behaving isn’t just out of blind hatred for Europe.

If you honestly believe that, you need to step back from social media and re assess what you’ve been reading.

[deleted] on 30 Mar 14:26 next collapse
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Humanius@lemmy.world on 30 Mar 14:26 collapse

I suggest you take a look at the Signal messages that got leaked in the Atlantic, they speak volumes.
Those chat logs do not suggest that what America is doing is based on rational policy

RamblingPanda@lemmynsfw.com on 30 Mar 09:54 collapse

I still don’t get what the fuck their problem is. Is it really just “they strong, we want strong alone”? I can’t believe the entire government is in Putin’s pockets.

Elkot@lemmy.world on 30 Mar 10:00 collapse

I do