Trump At NATO Summit: 'Germany Is Totally Controlled By Russia'

By Susie Madrak — July 11, 2018

So here's what Trump said at the NATO summit:

"Germany is totally controlled by Russia," Pres. Trump tells NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg as they sit down together for bilateral breakfast ahead of Brussels summit. https://t.co/CmyplgrxzN pic.twitter.com/6RnFk8Drgs

— ABC News (@ABC) July 11, 2018

And here are some of the reactions:

Trump shows his abject ignorance of NATO, Trade and Energy policy. Accuses Germany of being “captive” of Moscow for buying natural gas. Right out of the box he shows the world how stupid he is. #NATOSummit #SaveDemocracy

— Malcolm Nance (@MalcolmNance) July 11, 2018

“Germany is a captive of Russia.” Here’s the remarkable transcript of Trump blasting Germany as the NATO secretary general tries to defend the value of the alliance. pic.twitter.com/m4LvqjHoEn

— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) July 11, 2018

John Kelly serves Trump who serves Putin. The idea that he's "horrified" by the plot to destroy #NATO is complete bullshit. He's fully complicit. Stop imagining that Republicans have any interest in putting the brakes on Putin's takeover of U.S. foreign policy. They don't. #GOP

— Tom Watson (@tomwatson) July 11, 2018

‘Music to Putin’s ears’: CNN panel stunned by Trump’s ‘malevolence toward key allies’ at NATO summit https://t.co/4X6rgUwYRw #p2 #ctl pic.twitter.com/YL5tW54FAS

— #VoteBlue 🌊 (@ZaibatsuNews) July 11, 2018

Durning a NATO Summit breakfast Trump blurts out "Germany is controlled by Russia."

Yet another text book example of Trump projection.

At least Trump didn't just start yelling "you're the puppet, you're the puppet, you're the puppet."

Next up, France wants to sleep w Ivanka pic.twitter.com/XbcOzsBxcy

— ☇RiotWomenn☇ (@riotwomennn) July 11, 2018

GOP's faustian bargain is clear this week: they get an ultra-conservative Supreme Court justice at the cost of tolerating Trump attacking NATO and praising Putin

— Justin Miller (@justinjm1) July 11, 2018

.@kilmeade justifies Trump's attacks on NATO: "Families have fights & disagreements. The question is, do you smooth them over behind closed doors or in public? The president is so transparent is he doing it in public. Therefore, you don't have to worry about unnamed sources!" pic.twitter.com/tKvzi03lyd

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 11, 2018

Reminder: Forcing NATO nations to pay their "fair share" in NATO is not exactly in our interests. Increased military expenditures erode the internal stability of countries -- which is exactly what Putin wants. Anyone who's paying attention sees the movement of the fascists to destabilize western Europe.

So while Trump is doing his "bull in a china shop" routine in Brussels, remember that he's not that stupid. He's doing what his pal Vlad told him to do:

1. NATO allies have huge files on Trump and Russia. Before the 2016 election, I reported what limited details of what they said - most of which has since been confirmed by US intel, Mueller etc. Whatever Russia has on @POTUS, UK/Italy/Germany/France have it too. At the time....

— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) July 11, 2018

2...I spoke to numerous European officials who wondered, based on what they knew, if Trump was stupid or succumbing to blackmail. No one told me the blackmail element. However, with his attacks on NATO, it is time for Europe governments to start leaking the material....

— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) July 11, 2018

3...that I know they have. The security of the western world should not be destroyed at the whim of a crazy man driven by whatever is going on here. With today's attack on Germany, Trump has made clear he will not stop. I urge those who read this feed: Leak the documents.

— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) July 11, 2018

4...and for those willing to read, here is the article reporting parts of what the NATO allies had in their files and what they fear - that Trump could act as Putin's puppet to destroy NATO. https://t.co/JSN8Liptfc

— Kurt Eichenwald (@kurteichenwald) July 11, 2018