French politician gives scathing description of Trump's administration

[phinds]

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In addition to his blisteringly sharp description of Trump (example

We were at war with a dictator, now we are fighting a dictator backed by a traitor.

) he also discusses the ramifications for Europe of Trumps abdication of support for the Western alliances.

And first of all, let’s not be mistaken. The defeat of Ukraine would be the defeat of Europe. The Baltic States, Georgia, Moldova are already on the list. Putin’s goal is to return to Yalta, where half the continent was ceded to Stalin.

And he goes on to discuss what Europe needs to do.

 

[Borg]

Beat me to it phinds. I saw that this morning - excellent speech.

 

[EricDMMiller]

I quite liked his line before that.

"Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine in charge of purging the civil service."

 

[Greg Bernhardt]

Have we seen any other euro politicians speak out since in such a manner?

 

[fresh_42]

Have we seen any other euro politicians speak out since in such a manner?

The prevailing behavior of European politicians is like Chamberlain's policy of appeasement: duck, cover, and do not provoke the madman. They have to deal with the situation after all. The only one I remember using harsh words was Jean-Claude Juncker, who nowadays must count as retired.

Jean-Claude Juncker, former EU chief: ‘Trump’s goal is to divide us. And he will fail again’​

It’s not like EU-US relations can get any worse under Trump, says former Commission chief Juncker​

 

[fresh_42]

Here is another Juncker quotation:

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Anytime we can clownify Trump the better, but it's not going to help much.

He came down golden stairs with a borrow

Listen and make your own on Suno.

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I tend to agree with Juncker: "Many think that he is just nuts, but that understimates the danger he is."

• fresh_42

 

[fresh_42]

Have we seen any other euro politicians speak out since in such a manner?

Maybe not exactly from a politician, but similar.

We have a public TV channel in Germany and France, maintained and financed by institutes of both nations, that primarily has documentaries, culture, classic movies, and similar "cultural" topics in its program. Will say: no trash TV.

I just read the title of their prime time show tonight:

Trump: The Law am I​

This is a pun referring to Louis XIV, who said: "L'état, c'est moi." (The state am I.)

It reflects what Europeans see in the Trump administration. We can safely assume that European politicians also know what everybody else in Europe knows. The only difference from the USA is that we, the common people, do not pretend he is anything other than a despotic, stupid moron equipped with nuclear arms.