When Donald Trump was president, he overtly most well-liked Russian president Putin over America’s North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies, and even urged feat the alliance. however that didn’t stop the previous president from taking credit for the existence of the cluster of Western powers on Monday during a statement emailed to reporters: “I hope everyone seems to be ready to bear in mind that it absolutely was me, as President of the United States, that got delinquent NATO members to start out paying their dues, that amounted to many billions of dollars. There would be no NATO if I didn’t act powerfully and swiftly. Also, it absolutely was American state that got state the terribly effective anti-tank busters (Javelins) once the previous Administration was causation blankets. Let History thus note!” Trump bragged. Observers at home with Trump’s antipathy toward North Atlantic Treaty Organization and his lack of concern for Ukraine’s defense against Russia quickly discovered the fact-free nature of his statement. political leader newsman surface-to-air missile Stein (formerly of HuffPost) denote Trump’s statement on Twitter, with some context.
Others shortly followed, as well as retired Army Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, the previous National SC aide who according that Trump was attempting to pressure state to analyze Joe Biden and his son in exchange for U.S. aid. That revealing helped kind the premise of Trump’s initial impeachment.Trump, who discussed pulling the US from NATO takes credit for NATO’s existence in a new statement. Trump, who threatened to withhold weapons funding from Ukraine to get dirt on Biden, takes credit for Ukrainian weapons in same statement. pic.twitter.com/OvyorRtHmh
— Sam Stein (@samstein) February 28, 2022
It was trump that undermine U.S. national security & froze military assistance to Ukraine, leaving that lion of a nation, vulnerable to attack. It was Trump’s attacks on NATO that encouraged Putin to believe NATO was fragile. https://t.co/lkaPQ875rM
— Alexander S. Vindman (@AVindman) February 28, 2022
All the incongruities cited aside, there’s one notable thing about this statement. As a political litmus test. Trump has a knack for jumping into a parade and claiming it’s his. It’s notable that Trump *wants* to take credit for this. https://t.co/FB0jIKbkdJ
— Alexander Panetta (@Alex_Panetta) February 28, 2022
Trump ordered 12K US forces to leave Germany — because it didn’t do what he wanted. Let History so note! https://t.co/edjK0D1poU
— Eli Stokols (@EliStokols) February 28, 2022
And never forget that when donald trump withheld military aid to Ukraine to extort President Zelenskyy, 99% of republicans in Congress refused to remove trump from office. https://t.co/7pFAKO1sHQ
— Bill Pascrell, Jr. 🇺🇸🇺🇦 (@BillPascrell) February 28, 2022
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