Opening his joint press conference w/President Emmanuel #Macron of #France, #Trump repeats his line that had he been president 3 yrs ago, the war between #Ukraine & #Russia would never have broken out.
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Opening his joint press conference w/President Emmanuel #Macron of #France, #Trump repeats his line that had he been president 3 yrs ago, the war between #Ukraine & #Russia would never have broken out. It’s an unprovable assertion. He then makes the case that #Europe, not the #US, must ensure the #security of Ukraine.
“We had no wars, we had no problems,” Trump says about his 1st term. In fact, Russia was already inside Ukrainian territory, fighting a low-level war in the #Donbas.
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Opening his joint press conference w/President Emmanuel #Macron of #France, #Trump repeats his line that had he been president 3 yrs ago, the war between #Ukraine & #Russia would never have broken out. It’s an unprovable assertion. He then makes the case that #Europe, not the #US, must ensure the #security of Ukraine.
“We had no wars, we had no problems,” Trump says about his 1st term. In fact, Russia was already inside Ukrainian territory, fighting a low-level war in the #Donbas.
#Trump once again makes false claims about #US & European #aid to #Ukraine, saying that America has spent $350B while #Europe has spent $100M. In fact, acc/to the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Europe has allocated $138B compared with $119B from the United States.
Trump’s false claims on the sum the US has spent are the predicate for his demand that Ukraine pay upwards of $500B to the US under a still-being-negotiated #minerals agreement.
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#Trump once again makes false claims about #US & European #aid to #Ukraine, saying that America has spent $350B while #Europe has spent $100M. In fact, acc/to the Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Europe has allocated $138B compared with $119B from the United States.
Trump’s false claims on the sum the US has spent are the predicate for his demand that Ukraine pay upwards of $500B to the US under a still-being-negotiated #minerals agreement.
President Emmanuel #Macron, in reaching back to the help #France gave the #UnitedStates in the Revolutionary War — even name-checking Lafayette — is trying to place US-French unity in a historic context, as a moment he knows the #alliance is under a greater threat than any time in decades.
Macron adds a line about “our support for President #Zelensky,” whom #Trump called a dictator a few days ago.
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President Emmanuel #Macron, in reaching back to the help #France gave the #UnitedStates in the Revolutionary War — even name-checking Lafayette — is trying to place US-French unity in a historic context, as a moment he knows the #alliance is under a greater threat than any time in decades.
Macron adds a line about “our support for President #Zelensky,” whom #Trump called a dictator a few days ago.
#Macron, practicing the #flattery that allied leaders often try to employ w/Trump, commends #Trump for working with #Ukraine’s president, #Zelensky, on the rare #minerals agreement.
“No one in this world wants to live in a world where it’s the #law of the strongest & international borders can be violated from one day to the next,‘” Macron said. This is a line Trump would never say — he talks of making a deal, but does not accuse #Russia of taking Ukrainian land.
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#Macron, practicing the #flattery that allied leaders often try to employ w/Trump, commends #Trump for working with #Ukraine’s president, #Zelensky, on the rare #minerals agreement.
“No one in this world wants to live in a world where it’s the #law of the strongest & international borders can be violated from one day to the next,‘” Macron said. This is a line Trump would never say — he talks of making a deal, but does not accuse #Russia of taking Ukrainian land.
#Macron cites two broken #ceasefire deals after the original 2014 #Russia invasion that were negotiated in Minsk, Belarus, even as #Trump earlier said he thought there would be no problems if they reach a deal.
“This peace must not mean a surrender of #Ukraine” & must come with guarantees of Ukraine’s #security, Macron emphasizes. Trump did not speak of #security guarantees as a goal.
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#Macron cites two broken #ceasefire deals after the original 2014 #Russia invasion that were negotiated in Minsk, Belarus, even as #Trump earlier said he thought there would be no problems if they reach a deal.
“This peace must not mean a surrender of #Ukraine” & must come with guarantees of Ukraine’s #security, Macron emphasizes. Trump did not speak of #security guarantees as a goal.
#Macron is careful to say “Europeans need to do more for #security in #Europe” & relieve the security burden the #UnitedStates has shouldered for decades. Macron continues to flatter #Trump & makes sure to pay lip-service to Trump’s stated goals like this one.
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#Macron is careful to say “Europeans need to do more for #security in #Europe” & relieve the security burden the #UnitedStates has shouldered for decades. Macron continues to flatter #Trump & makes sure to pay lip-service to Trump’s stated goals like this one.
#Trump praises Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman [#MBS] of #SaudiArabia as “tremendously respected all over the world,” without mentioning that the #CIA during Trump’s first term said the prince was responsible for the grisly murder & dismemberment of #JamalKhashoggi a Saudi #journalist for The Washington Post.
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#Trump praises Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman [#MBS] of #SaudiArabia as “tremendously respected all over the world,” without mentioning that the #CIA during Trump’s first term said the prince was responsible for the grisly murder & dismemberment of #JamalKhashoggi a Saudi #journalist for The Washington Post.
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#Trump says #tariffs will go forward against #Canada & blames Biden for making bad trade deals w/Canada.
The last president who made a trade deal w/Canada was actually Trump in his first term, when he negotiated the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
Likewise, Trump talks about the “tremendous fraud, tremendous waste” in government without saying why he did nothing about it during his first term.
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