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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRussian Puppet: "biggest foe globally right now," Trump says: "I think the European Union is a foe."
"I think the European Union is a foe," Trump says ahead of Putin meeting in HelsinkiComing off a contentious NATO summit and a trip to the U.K. in which he seemed to undercut the government of America's closest ally, President Trump took aim at another Western institution just days before his high-stakes meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
In an interview with "CBS Evening News" anchor Jeff Glor in Scotland on Saturday, President Trump named the European Union -- comprising some of America's oldest allies -- when asked to identify his "biggest foe globally right now."
"Well, I think we have a lot of foes. I think the European Union is a foe, what they do to us in trade. Now, you wouldn't think of the European Union, but they're a foe. Russia is foe in certain respects. China is a foe economically, certainly they are a foe. But that doesn't mean they are bad. It doesn't mean anything. It means that they are competitive," Mr. Trump said at his golf club in Turnberry, Scotland.
Trump on Putin meeting: "I go in with low expectations"
"I respect the leaders of those countries. But, in a trade sense, they've really taken advantage of us and many of those countries are in NATO and they weren't paying their bills," he added.
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Russian Puppet: "biggest foe globally right now," Trump says: "I think the European Union is a foe." (Original Post)
kpete
Jul 2018
OP
Word just in: A bunch of Scots called Trump a wanker. Trump nuked Scotland, except his golf courses.
TheBlackAdder
Jul 2018
#1
TheBlackAdder
(28,211 posts)1. Word just in: A bunch of Scots called Trump a wanker. Trump nuked Scotland, except his golf courses.
dalton99a
(81,570 posts)2. Move to Russia and stay there, asshole
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,836 posts)3. No puppet! No puppet!
Iliyah
(25,111 posts)4. The Republican party is a danger to the USA's democracy.
Get them out - vote!
Historic NY
(37,453 posts)5. Trump declares the following are our foes.
Austria
Italy
Belgium
Latvia
Bulgaria
Lithuania
Croatia
Luxembourg
Cyprus
Malta
Czech Republic
Netherlands
Denmark
Poland
Estonia
Portugal
Finland
Romania
France
Slovakia
Germany
Slovenia
Greece
Spain
Hungary
Sweden
Ireland
United Kingdom