Stick with the U.S., Europe, and we’ll lead you straight to bankruptcy. From Rachel Marsden at swentr.site:
After a few insults and some light humiliation, Trump convinced Europe to bankroll his war machine – to the tune of 5% GDP
US President Donald Trump listens to NATO General Secretary Mark Rutte during a North Atlantic Council plenary meeting at the NATO Summit on June 25, 2025 in The Hague, Netherlands. © Kin Cheung – Pool / Getty Images
Fresh off dropping an “F bomb” on both Iran and Israel for blowing up the only ceasefire in history ever announced exclusively on his social media feed , US President Donald Trump hopped on his jet and headed straight to the NATO summit. Everyone wondered what mood he’d land in after crossing the Atlantic.
Apparently not feeling like rolling the dice, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte wrote him a love letter in advance, suggesting that the scariest weapon of mass destruction for NATO is the American president’s mouth. “You are flying into another big success in The Hague. It was not easy but we’ve got them all signed onto five percent! Donald, you have driven us to a really, really important moment for America and Europe, and the world,” Rutte gushed. “You will achieve something NO American president in decades could get done. Europe is going to pay in a BIG way – as they should – and it will be your win.”
Hard to believe this guy was once the prime minister of the Netherlands. Oh, President Trump, way to really stick it to Europe! What a wonderful thing you’ve just done to make almost all of Europe subsidize the American military industrial complex to the tune of 5% of their GDP!
Back when Trump first started hounding Europe to cough up 2.5% of their GDP for defense, European leaders rolled their eyes. But after nuking their own energy-driven economy with their anti-Russia, pro-Ukraine policies, they’ve decided to embrace the idea like they thought of it themselves. Nothing like selling European taxpayers on buying a ton more US and European hardware under the pretext of a hypothetical 2030 Russian invasion. Perfect cover for a spending spree that will become the problem of whoever’s in office by then (ie. not them).
Love that meme of Zelensky standing with “leaders” when 404 is not a NATO member.
At least wear a suit and tie when you are begging for money.
Word is that 2029 is the year of UKE membership but Poland may never get over WWII Eastern Galicia atrocities.
Does Trump really believe the rump vassals love him when they all endorsed the “historic” Kamala?
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