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German Chancellor Merz sets the record straight after Trump tries to draw moral equivalence between Russia and Ukrainian actions:
— Adam Schwarz (@adamjschwarz.bsky.social) 2025-06-05T16:30:57.896Z
"Ukraine is only targeting military targets. Not civilians, not private [property], not energy infrastructure. This is the difference."
SheltieLover
(81,737 posts)Kraznov is worse than a waste of oxygen.
gab13by13
(32,789 posts)What will Krasnov do to Germany to save his sad?
Quanto Magnus
(1,379 posts)republianmushroom
(22,735 posts)tanyev
(49,692 posts)Ziggysmom
(4,158 posts)What an ass! He looks like a fool compared to real world leaders.
txwhitedove
(4,406 posts)Hekate
(100,133 posts)
is tarted-up with gold.
The archival warehouse of gifts given to US presidents over 200 years was raided for disparate bric-a-brac to line up on the mantle of the fireplace. The walls, formerly adorned with a few tastefully arranged and carefully chosen portraits, are now crammed with presidential portraits based, as far as I can tell, on the gaudiness of their frames.
The only unifying theme is gold bling, as befits the man with the esthetic taste of a magpie.
3825-87867
(2,019 posts)calimary
(90,830 posts)Absolutely 💯 BRILLIANT!!!
Offal Office!!!
As long as hes in there, thats EXACTLY what it is.
DinahMoeHum
(23,687 posts)is his decorative style.
homegirl
(1,987 posts)to recreate the interior of his Grandpa Drumpf's brothel decor?
Hekate
(100,133 posts)Absolutely ghastly from ceiling to floor gold everywhere, and not a smidgen of taste. He fancies its all like Versaille.
Xavier Breath
(6,681 posts)rubbersole
(11,277 posts)🫣
Way back tsf thought Melania said "gilded" when she actually said "gelded".
Xavier Breath
(6,681 posts)3catwoman3
(29,810 posts)Just like the person who had them put there.
BonnieJW
(3,139 posts)Vintage Beverly Hillbilly
pacalo
(24,857 posts)Less is more.
Quote from "The Two Mrs. Grenvilles" tv movie.
alterfurz
(2,684 posts)
underpants
(197,208 posts)AZ8theist
(7,638 posts)sheshe2
(98,470 posts)I am surprised he didn't throw his pacifier at Merz.
Magoo48
(6,739 posts)Please, every freedom loving leader in the world, request an audience with his majesty the baby.
Wounded Bear
(64,654 posts)A true narcissist like trump must be unaware and uncaring of what effect he has on others. Any disagreement or "disrespect" cannot be tolerated.
twodogsbarking
(19,363 posts)It's Trump.
erronis
(24,551 posts)Tarzanrock
(1,250 posts)Can't they super glue that Yellow Stained PissWig on better than that?
Onthefly
(1,380 posts)Ocelot II
(131,252 posts)so his hairdo construction is becoming more and more complicated and weird.
Number9Dream
(1,902 posts)maxrandb
(17,500 posts)He suffers from delusions of adequacy.
Prof. Toru Tanaka
(2,959 posts)wendyb-NC
(4,732 posts)Good job.
mucholderthandirt
(1,791 posts)Maybe he can start deporting all people of German descent... Oh. Wait. Can he deport himself? LOL
Justice matters.
(10,091 posts)They remember their previous one and his cruel lies that ended up in total destruction of their lives and ownings.
mdbl
(8,761 posts)Thanks magat dumb-shit voters for putting such a greedy, narcissistic idiot in charge or our country.
wolfie001
(7,975 posts)They're gonna suffer like the rest of America. Maybe lose those electric scooters by the thousands that Medicaid pays for.

Onthefly
(1,380 posts)Jimvanhise
(604 posts)After Ukraine destroyed a base full of bombers. Clearly Trump had been told to cut off all air to Ukraine which isn't as easy as Trump thought since the rest of the world is on the side of Ukraine and against Russia.
wolfie001
(7,975 posts)A leader with a brain not like that bloated imbecile. Just give him $20 million for tRUMP's bitcoin and we'll have a deal!
malaise
(298,027 posts)Any photos of them standing?
Ocelot II
(131,252 posts)Trump probably hates him already, just for that.
Oh, here we are:

maxsolomon
(39,144 posts)The ones he fell out of when the Secret Service tackled him at the attempted-assassination rally.
ReRe
(12,189 posts)malaise
(298,027 posts)Been looking forward to this 😀
Lovie777
(23,754 posts)period.
sop
(19,351 posts)dchill
(42,660 posts)Tarzanrock
(1,250 posts)Mercedes-Maybach will just bribe the criminal Turd with a brand new 2026 S-Class Sedan for his "library."
Jansen
(115 posts)louis-t
(24,654 posts)WMDemocract
(52 posts)I love these moments!
WMDemocract
(52 posts)I love these moments! Trump can't get away with lying when he's talking to someone outside his safe space!
Aviation Pro
(15,769 posts)Considering that Merz is 66. The grow them big in Westphalia.
FakeNoose
(42,444 posts)His English is better than Chump's, and he's not letting Chump get away with his petty putdowns of Ukraine. I'd like to see Chump have a conversation with Chancellor Merz - in German - and say something intelligent. He can't do it.
Leaders in Germany and most of Europe speak at least 2 languages fluently. Many speak 3 or 4 fluently. They are all able to hold their own in conversations with British and American leaders, but they rarely get the privilege of speaking in their own native language.
I believe Jimmy Carter spoke Spanish fluently, but I'm pretty sure he's the only President who did so.
Grammy23
(6,131 posts)English fluently.
DallasNE
(8,019 posts)It was the right decision, but why has Trump made it necessary? Why is he so poorly informed on the Ukraine war? What Merz said is clear to everyone with media access not controlled by a government. It is embarrassing to see how poorly informed the President of the United States appears to be on the world stage.
appleannie1
(5,478 posts)Therefore, he does not see a difference.
ImNotGod
(1,217 posts)Cha
(320,656 posts)Chancellor Merz 🕯️🕊️🍀💜
kacekwl
(9,266 posts)Drunk, fat and stupid sitting in the principals office when he's with adults.
Aussie105
(8,185 posts)Ukraine is to blame for the war because they objected to being 'annexed' by Russia.
Guess Greenland will get that treatment next? Or Canada?
Blue Owl
(59,633 posts)Hassler
(4,967 posts)mainer
(12,583 posts)Theyre happy he stood up to Trump, who seems to be universally despised here.
DFW
(60,460 posts)Merz is an ambitious, not overly popular politician who thought for 16 yesrs that he should be his partys leader, not Merkel. Like McCain in 2008, it finally got to be his turn to be the CDU candidate for chancellor. Unlike McCain, he had no credible opposition in the election, and even with that, he had to struggle to top 30% in the election (!!!).
What the Germans (and the whole EU except Hungary) are celebrating is the fact that finally an English-speaking EU head of state felt no reticence about correcting Trump, to his face and on camera, about whats true and what isnt.
Martin68
(28,080 posts)blue-wave
(5,553 posts)told Trump to join him in saying thank you to Ukraine for defending democracy and the west. From the same space that Trump had Zelenskyy blindsided.
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