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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
(82,532 posts)Kraznov is worse than a waste of oxygen.
gab13by13
(33,028 posts)What will Krasnov do to Germany to save his sad?
Quanto Magnus
(1,411 posts)republianmushroom
(22,881 posts)tanyev
(49,901 posts)Ziggysmom
(4,183 posts)What an ass! He looks like a fool compared to real world leaders.
txwhitedove
(4,417 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
(2,044 posts)calimary
(91,315 posts)Absolutely 💯 BRILLIANT!!!
Offal Office!!!
As long as hes in there, thats EXACTLY what it is.
DinahMoeHum
(23,746 posts)is his decorative style.
homegirl
(2,027 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
(6,704 posts)rubbersole
(11,328 posts)🫣
Way back tsf thought Melania said "gilded" when she actually said "gelded".
Xavier Breath
(6,704 posts)3catwoman3
(30,067 posts)Just like the person who had them put there.
BonnieJW
(3,152 posts)Vintage Beverly Hillbilly
pacalo
(24,859 posts)Less is more.
Quote from "The Two Mrs. Grenvilles" tv movie.
alterfurz
(2,699 posts)
underpants
(197,684 posts)AZ8theist
(7,744 posts)sheshe2
(98,945 posts)I am surprised he didn't throw his pacifier at Merz.
Magoo48
(6,743 posts)Please, every freedom loving leader in the world, request an audience with his majesty the baby.
Wounded Bear
(64,798 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
(19,734 posts)It's Trump.
erronis
(24,864 posts)Tarzanrock
(1,250 posts)Can't they super glue that Yellow Stained PissWig on better than that?
Onthefly
(1,423 posts)Ocelot II
(131,715 posts)so his hairdo construction is becoming more and more complicated and weird.
Number9Dream
(1,910 posts)maxrandb
(17,539 posts)He suffers from delusions of adequacy.
Prof. Toru Tanaka
(2,980 posts)wendyb-NC
(4,748 posts)Good job.
mucholderthandirt
(1,798 posts)Maybe he can start deporting all people of German descent... Oh. Wait. Can he deport himself? LOL
Justice matters.
(10,196 posts)They remember their previous one and his cruel lies that ended up in total destruction of their lives and ownings.
mdbl
(8,934 posts)Thanks magat dumb-shit voters for putting such a greedy, narcissistic idiot in charge or our country.
wolfie001
(8,145 posts)They're gonna suffer like the rest of America. Maybe lose those electric scooters by the thousands that Medicaid pays for.

Onthefly
(1,423 posts)Jimvanhise
(614 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
(8,145 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
(299,319 posts)Any photos of them standing?
Ocelot II
(131,715 posts)Trump probably hates him already, just for that.
Oh, here we are:

maxsolomon
(39,346 posts)The ones he fell out of when the Secret Service tackled him at the attempted-assassination rally.
ReRe
(12,192 posts)malaise
(299,319 posts)Been looking forward to this 😀
Lovie777
(24,296 posts)period.
sop
(19,760 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
(116 posts)louis-t
(24,688 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
(15,871 posts)Considering that Merz is 66. The grow them big in Westphalia.
FakeNoose
(42,886 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
(6,138 posts)English fluently.
DallasNE
(8,020 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
(5,479 posts)Therefore, he does not see a difference.
ImNotGod
(1,308 posts)Cha
(321,425 posts)Chancellor Merz 🕯️🕊️🍀💜
kacekwl
(9,297 posts)Drunk, fat and stupid sitting in the principals office when he's with adults.
Aussie105
(8,312 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
(59,936 posts)Hassler
(4,984 posts)mainer
(12,632 posts)Theyre happy he stood up to Trump, who seems to be universally despised here.
DFW
(60,699 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
(28,230 posts)blue-wave
(5,601 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.