Trump presser under way now and it's pretty wtf...
• Says they've made "a tremendous amount of progress"
• US commitment to NATO "very strong"
• Praises the "spirit" in the room to increase spending
• Says they've made "a tremendous amount of progress"
• US commitment to NATO "very strong"
• Praises the "spirit" in the room to increase spending
Trump basically claiming victory. Says the commitment on spending by other NATO members "much greater" than two days ago.
"The US was not being treated fairly but now we are because the commitment has been upped so much"
"The US was not being treated fairly but now we are because the commitment has been upped so much"
Trump: "NATO is now a fine-tuned machine. people are paying money they never paid before and they're happy to do it. US being treated much more fairly."
Trump says Germany has agreed to "do a lot better than they were doing".
Says the Nord Stream 2 Russian gas pipeline could be less of an issue because "maybe everybody is going to get on a lot better with Russia"
Says the Nord Stream 2 Russian gas pipeline could be less of an issue because "maybe everybody is going to get on a lot better with Russia"
Peak Trump: "The secretary general thanked me, in fact everybody in the room thanked me"
"I'm a very stable genius"
DRINK!!
DRINK!!
OK, fuck it let's open the sarcophagus. Anything has to be better than listen to this stream of consciousness nonsense
Trump asked what he'll do if other countries don't increase their spending. Replies that he has no doubt that they will, and quickly.
Trump asked about Brexit: Starts to say that it looks like UK going back to closer alignment with EU then stops himself. "It's not for me to be saying what they should be doing in the UK"
Segues to plugging his golf course at Turnberry.
Segues to plugging his golf course at Turnberry.
