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In reply to the discussion: OMG! This what we used to call a wicked burn in my day. [View all]Ocelot II
(126,375 posts)31. Some remarks our supine media seem to have left out, like Trump asking Merz whether he spoke English.
– We are all looking for measures and means to end this war. Let me remind you that tomorrow is June 6, the anniversary of D-Day. When the Americans ended a war in Europe. I believe that this is now in your hands, Merz told Trump.
“It wasn't a good day for you,” the American president replied.
– President. It was the liberation of the country from Nazism. We owe you a lot. That is why I say that the United States is now in a strong position to end this war, Merz said after Trump's comment.
Trump also described the war in Ukraine as a bloodbath, while comparing it to a fight between two little children who hate each other.
"Sometimes it's better to just let them fight for a while and then pull them apart," Trump said during the meeting at the White House.
"You see it in hockey, you see it in sports. Let them hold on for a few seconds," Trump continued, acknowledging that "it's probably not going to be pretty."
Merz also asked to say a few words in German during the press conference. When he finished, Trump asked if he could speak English.
– Do you speak English, you speak English so well, but would you say it's as good as your German? Trump asked.
– It's not my native language, but I try to understand everything and speak as best I can, Merz replied.
“It wasn't a good day for you,” the American president replied.
– President. It was the liberation of the country from Nazism. We owe you a lot. That is why I say that the United States is now in a strong position to end this war, Merz said after Trump's comment.
Trump also described the war in Ukraine as a bloodbath, while comparing it to a fight between two little children who hate each other.
"Sometimes it's better to just let them fight for a while and then pull them apart," Trump said during the meeting at the White House.
"You see it in hockey, you see it in sports. Let them hold on for a few seconds," Trump continued, acknowledging that "it's probably not going to be pretty."
Merz also asked to say a few words in German during the press conference. When he finished, Trump asked if he could speak English.
– Do you speak English, you speak English so well, but would you say it's as good as your German? Trump asked.
– It's not my native language, but I try to understand everything and speak as best I can, Merz replied.
https://www.aftenposten.no/verden/i/Mnl85E/merz-tatt-imot-av-trump-vi-elsker-tysklands-folk
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I'll wager and say the German press will report it. The US current president is breathtakingly stupid
Deuxcents
Jun 5
#4
Some remarks our supine media seem to have left out, like Trump asking Merz whether he spoke English.
Ocelot II
Jun 5
#31
This seems to be an ability of many 'trans-national' families, who have relatives literally all over Europe, South
SWBTATTReg
Jun 6
#78
What it means, imo: what Merz said would be appreciated by Americans, though it flew right over the felon's head.
ancianita
Jun 5
#18
Not all. Which is one reason you found it. We should support journalists, as Rachel says. Just not the corporate press.
ancianita
Jun 5
#30
" I just wish...(the press)...would challenge him like the adversaries they are supposed to be"
Wednesdays
Jun 9
#81
That was a love tap from a pair of steel gloves. What an unAmerican President.
marble falls
Jun 5
#34
Chancellor Merz is correct: the survivors of WWII considered themselves liberated by the Allies
FakeNoose
Jun 5
#40
These NATO leaders, including the new Canadian leader, run circles around him
senseandsensibility
Jun 5
#47