The US presidential hopeful's outlandish remarks left military chiefs aghast but will delight supporters.

And so it begins. Nine months still to go before the next US presidential election and already the Republican party favourite and former President Donald Trump is sending eyes rolling skywards with his seemingly outlandish statements.

And yet they will delight many of his supporters.

Suggesting at a rally in South Carolina that he would “encourage” aggressors (for example Russia) “to do whatever the hell they want” with Nato countries that fail to pay their dues has prompted an immediate slap down from the White House. A spokesman called the comment “appalling and unhinged”, saying it was “encouraging invasions of our closest allies by murderous regimes”.

Nato Secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg has also responded forcefully, saying: “Any suggestion that allies will not defend each other undermines all of our security, including that of the US, and puts American and European soldiers at increased risk.”

  • dhork@lemmy.worldEnglish
    999·
    1 year ago

    But we are going to elect him anyway, because the other guy forgot a thing once. Just like we elected him 8 years ago, because the other one ran her own email server.

    • NobodyElse@sh.itjust.works
      3928·
      1 year ago

      We’re going to get Trump again (barf) because the DNC insists on running shit candidates and refuses to acknowledge that they are bad, instead insisting that the voters are just too ignorant to understand how good their candidates really are.

      Hillary Clinton was a horrible candidate: immensely unpopular even with the Democrat base, running on a status quo platform right in the wake of disappointment with Obama’s failure to deliver on “hope and change”, and acting as if she was somehow entitled to the position.

      Biden is not as bad as Clinton in most ways, but is utterly lackluster and feels more like a moderate Republican. His unwavering support for Israel during their campaign of atrocities is despicable and shameful. The fact that he’s totally ancient and losing his mind isn’t helpful in the least. Why can’t we have a more compelling candidate from the DNC?!

      This post will get modded down and ignored, as will the incredibly common and widespread sentiment that it expresses, and we will get Trump again as the nation and the DNC acts shocked yet again. It’s so predictable and infuriating.

    • twistypencil@lemmy.world
      11·
      1 year ago

      Not if we beat the drum about him being insane, instead of letting him get away with it as just another wacky thing

    • A_Very_Big_Fan@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      I mean, the people did elect her. She won the popular vote, but as I understand it, the electoral college had different plans.

    • crusa187@lemmy.ml
      11·
      1 year ago

      Despite how abhorrent Trump is, what if he actually got elected again simply because Americans are that fed up with establishment politics status quo? Maybe Americans are desperate for change, anything but the same abuse by corporate overlords we’ve suffered since the 1970s, even if we know it’s going to do more harm than good?

      Also, if you think the main reason Hillary lost is because of email-gate, consider that your own point of view may be compromised by Republican framing.

    • AnneBonny@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      59·
      1 year ago

      But we are going to elect him anyway, because the other guy forgot a thing once

      Are you going to pretend the genocide being carried out in Gaza is a non-factor?