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EarlG

(23,667 posts)
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 10:54 AM Mar 26

Trump in cabinet meeting just now...

(Paraphrasing) "We're very disappointed in NATO not coming to help us. We'll remember that. We'll remember them not helping us. We'll remember that, in a couple of months, that they didn't help us."

Uhhh... what does he expect is going to happen in a couple of months?

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Trump in cabinet meeting just now... (Original Post) EarlG Mar 26 OP
He will never take any responsibility for his actions.... FarPoint Mar 26 #1
He's an imbecile ornotna Mar 26 #2
Well, yeah EarlG Mar 26 #5
the "best people" circling Trump are as mendacious as he is... agingdem Mar 26 #8
when his "presidency" ends, Trump, his family, and his entire Duma... OGBuzz Mar 26 #19
If not, they can always triple- and quadruple-up. Grokenstein Mar 26 #81
If you've ever seen a film of Hitler's rise to power wnylib Mar 26 #63
pretending he isn't a moron is one thing Skittles Mar 26 #77
They preferred that to a competent woman MustLoveBeagles Mar 26 #25
Folks wonder why I always say there will never be a woman president in my lifetime. Boomerproud Mar 26 #32
TWICE. Conjuay Mar 26 #35
At least Hillary won the popular vote. maddiemom Mar 26 #51
Trump is an imbecile Dave Id Mar 26 #45
Is that when we drop the nukes? BootinUp Mar 26 #3
He still hasn't figured out what NATO's purpose is, Ocelot II Mar 26 #4
Well said. yorkster Mar 26 #13
NATO equals Defend and Protect NCDem47 Mar 26 #14
We no longer have a Department of Defense, Secretary of Defense, or defense budget William Seger Mar 26 #23
every.single.republican is complicit in this destruction vapor2 Mar 26 #29
I guarantee that the vast majority of MAGAs don't understand this either. progressoid Mar 26 #42
Word! yellow dahlia Mar 26 #60
NATO allies strongly supported the U.S. after 9/11 by invoking Article 5, the "collective defense clause." sop Mar 26 #66
He has no idea what NATO is for. It's not the responsibility of LeftinOH Mar 26 #6
NATO is just one of the any number of littlemissmartypants Mar 26 #7
All fluff and no stuff... BattleRow Mar 26 #78
Greenland comes to mind BeyondGeography Mar 26 #9
😆😆😆 underpants Mar 26 #10
He plans to leave NATO moonscape Mar 26 #11
Which means NATO can band together to fight the US if Piggy tries to take Greenland, Ocelot II Mar 26 #15
The American people apparently too stupid to figure that outno allies- Stargazer99 Mar 26 #18
At least he's not giving them "48 hours" leftstreet Mar 26 #12
Hasn't he refused to pay our share of NATO's membership dues? Wicked Blue Mar 26 #16
NATO has no dues, it is a voluntary treaty. Swede Mar 26 #72
Sounds to me like we're running out of time to send that stupid SOB to a retirement home (nt) William Seger Mar 26 #17
He is going to attempt to withdraw from NATO Happy Hoosier Mar 26 #20
That sounds like the best explanation. hadEnuf Mar 26 #41
No Nasruddin Mar 26 #46
Trump blames NATO members for not cleaning off his shoes after he stomped on a pile of shit. Efilroft Sul Mar 26 #21
He's hoping to tax them to use the Strait of Hormuz. Solly Mack Mar 26 #22
yeah. The US controlling the straights of Hormuz would be a dangerous thing MadameButterfly Mar 26 #48
True. He aspires though. No matter how delusional those aspirations are. Solly Mack Mar 26 #53
So he IS employing diversity as a competitive strategy and sees it as a strength for the U.S. OhioBack2Blue Mar 26 #61
It's a crazy regime. Solly Mack Mar 26 #62
My husband put that on during lunch and I had him change the channel because I was going to puke. Vinca Mar 26 #24
You went to war with a non NATO member D_Master81 Mar 26 #26
We the people are disappointed in him and we will remember this vapor2 Mar 26 #27
Doing an unparalled job ON us..NOT....FOR us! BattleRow Mar 26 #79
He's probably referring to the next regularly scheduled NATO summit on June, 24 & 25. LudwigPastorius Mar 26 #28
Trump hopes to have control over Hormuz and charge huge prices for passage thru? Irish_Dem Mar 26 #30
Putin. Maru Kitteh Mar 26 #31
Since he doesn't know the difference between NATO helping against MadameButterfly Mar 26 #49
Precisely. It's all the same to him. Nt Maru Kitteh Mar 26 #71
Has Charlie called off the trip yet? malaise Mar 26 #33
Why is the Olympics even happening in the US? MadameButterfly Mar 26 #50
At least twice, chump referred to "47 years" as in Totally Tunsie Mar 26 #34
He's talking about the 47 years since the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran which resulted... Ol Janx Spirit Mar 26 #38
Ah. Thank you for the clarification. Totally Tunsie Mar 26 #40
To be fair: I'd be willing to bet he couldn't tell you anything about what happened 47 years ago--he's just been... Ol Janx Spirit Mar 26 #43
He probably doesn't know what happened 47 minutes ago... 3catwoman3 Mar 26 #65
He also said we were there for Europe when they needed us. I guess he doesn't know the history of how... Ol Janx Spirit Mar 26 #36
Histrionics absolutely...history,eh,not so much. BattleRow Mar 26 #80
retribution. sagetea Mar 26 #37
And, that isn't what NATO is for, anyway obamanut2012 Mar 26 #39
He's probably going to help Russia against Ukraine and NATO. ChicagoTeamster Mar 26 #44
THis is why he couldn't accept help from Ukraine on anti-drone MadameButterfly Mar 26 #54
Ukraine contributed too, even though it wasn't in NATO. For whatever that's worth. Crunchy Frog Mar 26 #68
Elections! n/t aggiesal Mar 26 #47
Try sometime to count the obvious lies he tells in one breath. gordianot Mar 26 #52
Thank you NATO. twodogsbarking Mar 26 #55
This shows he's still getting his talking points from Pootie FakeNoose Mar 26 #56
Dipshit thinks he's a magical king. Kid Berwyn Mar 26 #57
He got a golden awaed yesterday and IcyPeas Mar 26 #58
And nobody asked him WHY he was "disappointed?" Warpy Mar 26 #59
WE WEREN'T ATTACKED, why would they help us? Figarosmom Mar 26 #64
He's going to stand down for Putin orangecrush Mar 26 #67
The same NATO that he's been bullying and threatening since he came back into office? Crunchy Frog Mar 26 #69
Somebody, please, shove the cabinet door closed really, really hard. Wonder Why Mar 26 #70
When Drumpf speaks, the world yawns mdbl Mar 26 #73
Cuba HighFired49 Mar 26 #74
When we were attacked Nato was there proud patriot Mar 26 #75
Trump in cabinet meeting just now... Marcuse Mar 26 #76
IRAN IF YOU'RE LISTENING emiami Mar 26 #82
trump thinks that a test for dementia is an IQ test LetMyPeopleVote Mar 26 #83
Phase 3: Profit Shermann Mar 26 #84
Rule number 1: NATO for defense only. Qutzupalotl Mar 26 #85
A threat a 5 year old would be proud of! Aussie105 Mar 26 #86
"in a couple of months" thought crime Mar 26 #87
The A-hole spent the first days of his administration doing NOTHING but calling them names like a five-year-old..... usaf-vet Mar 26 #88
He's planning another shot at Greenland??? Ford_Prefect Mar 27 #89
Hopefully we can file this with the default "in 2 weeks" Ruby the Liberal Mar 27 #90
Why would NATO help? The US hasn't been attacked. SpankMe Mar 27 #91

FarPoint

(14,840 posts)
1. He will never take any responsibility for his actions....
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 10:56 AM
Mar 26

Predictable to blame others....wash, rinse repeat....

ornotna

(11,516 posts)
2. He's an imbecile
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 10:58 AM
Mar 26

Just watching him turns my stomach.

It baffles me that some people think he’s competent to be the President.

EarlG

(23,667 posts)
5. Well, yeah
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 11:01 AM
Mar 26

The guy is a complete basket case, and it's weird watching people sitting around him trying to pretending that isn't.

agingdem

(8,902 posts)
8. the "best people" circling Trump are as mendacious as he is...
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 11:16 AM
Mar 26

amoral, corrupt, malicious, cruel, and vengeful...and they are lining their pockets with taxpayer money...Trump is a multibillion dollar gig they don't want to give up..consequently they will praise, pander, rubber stamp, and "translate" his toxic delusional vomit into "Sounds good, sir, let's do it!"..regardless of the loss of livelihoods or the loss of lives...

OGBuzz

(388 posts)
19. when his "presidency" ends, Trump, his family, and his entire Duma...
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 12:00 PM
Mar 26

need to be permanently housed in Guantanamo. I hope they have enough cages.

Grokenstein

(6,369 posts)
81. If not, they can always triple- and quadruple-up.
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 07:01 PM
Mar 26

Every member of the crime family needs to experience the same conditions as their victims caged like animals in "detention centers." For the rest of their lives.

wnylib

(26,186 posts)
63. If you've ever seen a film of Hitler's rise to power
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 01:55 PM
Mar 26

and the behavior of his staff and military leaders toward him, listened to his voice in recordings of his speeches, or heard them reenacted in English, then what's going on now with Trump is very familiar. Remarkably familiar. Almost like Trump practices a script written for him to follow in Der Fuhrer's footsteps.

Skittles

(172,050 posts)
77. pretending he isn't a moron is one thing
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 06:14 PM
Mar 26

actively singing his praises and awarding him trophies takes their ass kissing to a whole new level

Boomerproud

(9,314 posts)
32. Folks wonder why I always say there will never be a woman president in my lifetime.
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 12:25 PM
Mar 26

I don't explain that prediction any more.

maddiemom

(5,185 posts)
51. At least Hillary won the popular vote.
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 01:26 PM
Mar 26

Could you imagine the Republicans standing by if they were "the people's choice" but lost the electoral college? I've read that they were gearing up for a fight because they were afraid that the 2016 election would turn out the opposite way around.

Ocelot II

(130,766 posts)
4. He still hasn't figured out what NATO's purpose is,
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 11:00 AM
Mar 26

although I'm sure it's been explained to him repeatedly that NATO is a defensive alliance that will come to the aid of a member that has been attacked. It is not obligated to assist a member that has instigated a war and finds itself in need of help because it's failed to plan adequately and has gone and fucked it all up.

William Seger

(12,479 posts)
23. We no longer have a Department of Defense, Secretary of Defense, or defense budget
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 12:08 PM
Mar 26

Now it's the Department of War, Secretary of War, and a war budget, so #rump thinks he has the right to demand war alliances instead of defense alliances. The theme of this coming election should be that congressional Republicans have utterly failed in their sworn duty to protect our Constitution from this dangerously insane president.

vapor2

(4,616 posts)
29. every.single.republican is complicit in this destruction
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 12:21 PM
Mar 26

they are more afraid of dementia don than they are of their voters

progressoid

(53,231 posts)
42. I guarantee that the vast majority of MAGAs don't understand this either.
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 12:36 PM
Mar 26

Hell, a lot of non-MAGA Americans probably don't know it.

sop

(18,821 posts)
66. NATO allies strongly supported the U.S. after 9/11 by invoking Article 5, the "collective defense clause."
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 02:08 PM
Mar 26

NATO considered the attack "an act against all members," and NATO Allies "supported the U.S. through direct military actions, including patrolling American skies, and providing troops for the war in Afghanistan."

LeftinOH

(5,651 posts)
6. He has no idea what NATO is for. It's not the responsibility of
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 11:02 AM
Mar 26

member nations to "help" fight a war that's instigated by one of the member nations. NATO did not "help" in Vietnam, for example.

littlemissmartypants

(33,923 posts)
7. NATO is just one of the any number of
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 11:12 AM
Mar 26

So-called 'buzz words' he uses to elicit emotions and fake intellectual superiority.

Everything that he says is bullshit.

Language full of form, devoid of content.

Thanks for the discussion, EarlG.

BeyondGeography

(41,148 posts)
9. Greenland comes to mind
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 11:17 AM
Mar 26

Would he be crazy enough to do that even though the World Cup is in a couple of months? Who knows.

Bottom line, Trump despises liberal Europe and will use any pretext to undermine and (in his dreams) destroy it.

Ocelot II

(130,766 posts)
15. Which means NATO can band together to fight the US if Piggy tries to take Greenland,
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 11:48 AM
Mar 26

just like Denmark has been anticipating.

Swede

(39,658 posts)
72. NATO has no dues, it is a voluntary treaty.
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 02:29 PM
Mar 26

2% of GDP is the suggested amount each country should spend on defense.

William Seger

(12,479 posts)
17. Sounds to me like we're running out of time to send that stupid SOB to a retirement home (nt)
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 11:57 AM
Mar 26

hadEnuf

(3,629 posts)
41. That sounds like the best explanation.
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 12:35 PM
Mar 26

Trump wants NATO to bow to him and they're not going to do it, so he will "punish" them too by withdrawing the US. And the Republican lap dog party will do nothing about it, as expected.

That's his M.O.; using our military and our tax dollars while Americans go hungry and can't afford healthcare. And he parties every weekend.

Is this country ever going to come out of its stupor?

Efilroft Sul

(4,426 posts)
21. Trump blames NATO members for not cleaning off his shoes after he stomped on a pile of shit.
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 12:04 PM
Mar 26

And if NATO had the opportunity beforehand to tell Trump, "Don't step on that pile of shit," he still would have done that anyway.

Solly Mack

(97,023 posts)
53. True. He aspires though. No matter how delusional those aspirations are.
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 01:28 PM
Mar 26

He's all over the board on Iran - and other things.

Vinca

(54,105 posts)
24. My husband put that on during lunch and I had him change the channel because I was going to puke.
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 12:12 PM
Mar 26

Trump was bragging about the bloody pen he was using, said it's worth a thousand dollars, but when he ordered them the guy offered to provide them to him for free. Trump, generous man that he is, said he'd pay $5 a pen. For a thousand-dollar pen. Bragging about screwing over the little guy on live TV.

vapor2

(4,616 posts)
27. We the people are disappointed in him and we will remember this
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 12:18 PM
Mar 26

HE has done NOTHING to help us.

LudwigPastorius

(14,801 posts)
28. He's probably referring to the next regularly scheduled NATO summit on June, 24 & 25.
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 12:20 PM
Mar 26

Now, what he expects to do there besides air his insane grievances is anyone's guess.

Irish_Dem

(81,687 posts)
30. Trump hopes to have control over Hormuz and charge huge prices for passage thru?
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 12:22 PM
Mar 26

NATA countries will get screwed.

Maru Kitteh

(31,841 posts)
31. Putin.
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 12:24 PM
Mar 26

I would wager that that ferret faced bastard has decided to attack Poland or another NATO country

MadameButterfly

(4,085 posts)
49. Since he doesn't know the difference between NATO helping against
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 01:25 PM
Mar 26

being invaded, and NATO helping with an invasion

malaise

(296,720 posts)
33. Has Charlie called off the trip yet?
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 12:25 PM
Mar 26

What about the FIFA World Cup - is that still on?

This in effed up on so many levels starting with illegality and genocide.

Totally Tunsie

(11,879 posts)
34. At least twice, chump referred to "47 years" as in
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 12:25 PM
Mar 26

"For 47 years, no other president has ever..."yada, yada, yada

Did he mean 47 presidential terms? "47 years" makes no sense in the context, but that's not unusual for this moron.

Ol Janx Spirit

(1,032 posts)
38. He's talking about the 47 years since the 1979 Islamic Revolution in Iran which resulted...
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 12:31 PM
Mar 26

...in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty which was heavily backed by the U.S.

That was a turning point in the region.

Totally Tunsie

(11,879 posts)
40. Ah. Thank you for the clarification.
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 12:34 PM
Mar 26

I had this on simply as background noise and totally missed that.

Ol Janx Spirit

(1,032 posts)
43. To be fair: I'd be willing to bet he couldn't tell you anything about what happened 47 years ago--he's just been...
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 12:38 PM
Mar 26

...told it was important so he keeps referencing it to sound less like an idiot or to give it more weight.

Ol Janx Spirit

(1,032 posts)
36. He also said we were there for Europe when they needed us. I guess he doesn't know the history of how...
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 12:26 PM
Mar 26

...the U.S. ended up getting involved in WWII.

It's almost like he doesn't know the history of anything....

Very stable genius indeed.

sagetea

(1,560 posts)
37. retribution.
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 12:30 PM
Mar 26

it sees that they will not do what it wants, and will hurt them in any and every way it can. Do not disqualify his nastiness. He is so predictable. All you have to do is imagine the worst thing, then add infinity, and he will do it. He is a criminal who has got away with some of the worst actions another human being can do another, is still free to do even more inhumane actions on other humans, and is in one of the most powerful bodies of government, to take his less than basic taunts and ignore it is detrimental to life.

It's going to be jaw dropping, no matter what it is. Just expect it.


sage

ChicagoTeamster

(1,040 posts)
44. He's probably going to help Russia against Ukraine and NATO.
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 12:44 PM
Mar 26

NATO charter joins members to the defense of North America and Europe, not the Middle East or Israel. Article 5 of the UN charter was only invoked once. After Sep 11. And NATO countries contributed troops and equipment to the US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

gordianot

(15,775 posts)
52. Try sometime to count the obvious lies he tells in one breath.
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 01:28 PM
Mar 26

By the third breath you could easily lose track. Personally he provides a service to those of us who may have had a doubt or question our ability to understand truth.

Kid Berwyn

(24,634 posts)
57. Dipshit thinks he's a magical king.
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 01:35 PM
Mar 26

Whatever he says may go in his lardass brain, but doesn’t count for doodley squat in reality.

My guess for two months from now: Operation BIG ROUNDUP.

IcyPeas

(25,564 posts)
58. He got a golden awaed yesterday and
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 01:40 PM
Mar 26

millions in gold that they "brought back" from Venezuela.

He should be happy today.

Poor little man.

He's never been told NO so publicly.

Hahaha Donald
Go fuck yourself

Warpy

(114,636 posts)
59. And nobody asked him WHY he was "disappointed?"
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 01:43 PM
Mar 26

My best guess says Putin told him so. I just wish someone would ask that fat POS for clarification, just once and in publc/.

Figarosmom

(12,328 posts)
64. WE WEREN'T ATTACKED, why would they help us?
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 01:59 PM
Mar 26

He must be planning on taking Greenland in a couple months. Congress better get their shit together fast.

mdbl

(8,709 posts)
73. When Drumpf speaks, the world yawns
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 03:08 PM
Mar 26

The echo-chamber is already oversaturated with BS.

emiami

(26 posts)
82. IRAN IF YOU'RE LISTENING
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 07:06 PM
Mar 26

I AM OUT OF REACH . THE TRAITOR MUST BE ENDED. THE CONSEQUENCES FOR YOU TRAITOR ARE WRITTEN IN THE STARS , STRIPES AND AMERICAN SACRIFICE TO END WORLD WARS. Sovereign nations are SOVEREIGN. FULL STOP.

LetMyPeopleVote

(180,478 posts)
83. trump thinks that a test for dementia is an IQ test
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 07:12 PM
Mar 26

It's actually a dementia test. And doctors *only* give it to patients when they see signs of mental decline to gauge how bad it is.

The fact that Donald is bragging that this has happened at least three times underscores why doctors thought he was experiencing mental decline.

Mrs. Betty Bowers (@mrsbettybowers.bsky.social) 2026-03-26T20:07:01.143Z

Aussie105

(8,008 posts)
86. A threat a 5 year old would be proud of!
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 10:48 PM
Mar 26

"Not fair! Not fair!
Don't make me angry NATO, you wouldn't like it if I get angry!
Wait and see!"

. . . Trump reaches for another ketchup bottle to throw at the wall . . .

Even if Trump disappeared today, America will get the side-eye from the rest of the world, and the question will be:

"How did you America, let it get down to this?"

thought crime

(1,634 posts)
87. "in a couple of months"
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 10:53 PM
Mar 26

Springtime in Greenland? In a couple of months he'll be looking for a distraction from Iran, or Cuba.

usaf-vet

(7,826 posts)
88. The A-hole spent the first days of his administration doing NOTHING but calling them names like a five-year-old.....
Thu Mar 26, 2026, 10:58 PM
Mar 26

..... I hope at some point NATO tells him in CLEAR words to Fu_k off, you deranged spoiled child.

They need him to understand that we are an alliance that works together to help each other in times of need.

We are not your plumber who will drop everything when your gold toilet is plugged.

SpankMe

(3,731 posts)
91. Why would NATO help? The US hasn't been attacked.
Fri Mar 27, 2026, 10:25 AM
Mar 27

Trump's small mind can't comrehend that.

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