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applegrove

(130,212 posts) Tue Dec 9, 2025, 09:33 AM Dec 9

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Trump Denounces Europe and Its Leaders

Trump Denounces Europe and Its Leaders

December 9, 2025 at 8:54 am EST By Taegan Goddard 76 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2025/12/09/trump-denounces-europe-and-its-leaders/

President Trump denounced Europe as a “decaying” group of nations led by “weak” people, Politico reports.

“The broadside attack against European political leadership represents the president’s most virulent denunciation to date of these Western democracies, threatening a decisive rupture with countries like France and Germany that already have deeply strained relations with the Trump administration.”

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Trump Denounces Europe and Its Leaders (Original Post) applegrove Dec 9 OP

If it was our ruler 85 years ago we would have aligned with Axis Norbert Dec 9 #1

Well yeah, back then the GOP was pro-Hitler Johonny Dec 9 #8

He despises them because they mock him C_U_L8R Dec 9 #2

Russia and China have ordered the destruction of western democracies. Irish_Dem Dec 9 #3

Meantime, Russia is thriving BeyondGeography Dec 9 #4

Clown in the center ring WmChris Dec 9 #5

"Weak" people who don't fall asleep in meetings or need constant praise and adulation. tanyev Dec 9 #6

A quick search showed Prairie_Seagull Dec 9 #7

All this does is embolden Russia, weakens Emile Dec 9 #9

Norbert

(7,555 posts)

1. If it was our ruler 85 years ago we would have aligned with Axis

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Dec 9, 2025, 09:41 AM

Dec 9

That's what his daddy would have wanted.

Johonny

(25,406 posts)

8. Well yeah, back then the GOP was pro-Hitler

Reply to Norbert (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 9, 2025, 01:20 PM

Dec 9

Right until Hitler declared war on America . . . Then suddenly they were for the war.

C_U_L8R

(48,849 posts)

2. He despises them because they mock him

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Dec 9, 2025, 09:44 AM

Dec 9

He is indeed an obscene and ridiculous fool.
Just like many other dangerous tyrants.

Irish_Dem

(79,733 posts)

3. Russia and China have ordered the destruction of western democracies.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Dec 9, 2025, 09:54 AM

Dec 9

Trump is complying brilliantly.

BeyondGeography

(40,807 posts)

4. Meantime, Russia is thriving

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Dec 9, 2025, 10:03 AM

Dec 9

WmChris

(630 posts)

5. Clown in the center ring

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Dec 9, 2025, 10:42 AM

Dec 9

tRump is a distraction, his reich wing puppeteers use his dumb actions to keep the focus off the nefarious things they are up to in the background.

tanyev

(48,656 posts)

6. "Weak" people who don't fall asleep in meetings or need constant praise and adulation.

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Dec 9, 2025, 01:04 PM

Dec 9

😒

Prairie_Seagull

(4,595 posts)

7. A quick search showed

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Dec 9, 2025, 01:20 PM

Dec 9

4 out of the top 5 happiest countries in the world are European.

US drops to a new low at 24th.

https://wellbeing.hmc.ox.ac.uk/news/these-are-the-worlds-happiest-countries-in-2025/

Emile

(40,570 posts)

9. All this does is embolden Russia, weakens

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Tue Dec 9, 2025, 01:26 PM

Dec 9

critical alliances, undermines global security, and harms economic development.

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