Trump Offered Bribe For France To Leave European Union

[DonViejo]

Emily Crockett

June 30, 2018 5:20 am

Trump never misses an opportunity to insult America’s closest allies in Europe — but the problem is much worse than just trash talk. We now know that Trump is actively trying to destabilize the European Union, two European officials told the Washington Post.

During an April meeting at the White House, Trump offered French President Emmanuel Macron a shocking deal: If France leaves the E.U., the U.S. will give France a much better bilateral trade deal than the rest of the E.U. gets.

Yes, a U.S. president actually offered a bribe to try to dismantle a major organization of U.S. allies. Trump tried to con his way into knocking down a pillar of Western democracy and the international liberal order.

If Trump succeeded at this, it would make Russian President Vladimir Putin’s wildest dreams come true.

“As long as there is a unified Europe that maintains a liberal international order with basic rules of the road, it is a disaster for a dictator like Putin,” former vice president Joe Biden told Rogin. “That’s why Putin is doing what he’s doing.”

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[Zoonart]

1. Why is this not grounds for impeachment?

Making an off the cuff "deal" to destabilize world trade has to be unconstitutional.... isn't it?

[SWBTATTReg]

2. This is a clear violation of the foreign corrupt practices act, which states bribes and the like...

are not to be entertained. Law applies to the president too.

[imanamerican63]

3. His whole life and career has been a bribe!

[BlueJac]

4. Why be surprised by this...

this is what crooks do, same old MO as always.

[Freethinker65]

5. Trump does not understand that not everyone is open to bribes like himself