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Jilly_in_VA

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Sat Jul 26, 2025, 06:54 PM Jul 2025

Trump tells Europe to 'get your act together' on immigration before US-EU trade talks

Intensive negotiations were continuing on Saturday between the EU and the US before a crunch meeting in Scotland between Donald Trump and the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, to avert a costly trade war.

Trump spent the night at his family-owned Turnberry golf resort on a private visit, but took time to criticise European leaders over wind turbines and immigration, claiming there won’t be a Europe unless they “get their act together”.

“I say two things to Europe. Stop the windmills. You’re ruining your countries. I really mean it, it’s so sad. You fly over and you see these windmills all over the place, ruining your beautiful fields and valleys and killing your birds,” he said. “On immigration, you better get your act together,” he said. “You’re not going to have Europe any more.”

On Saturday morning, he abandoned a scheduled meeting with the press, who travelled with him on Air Force One, for a round of golf at his seaside course with music blaring from the buggy he drove.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jul/26/trump-tells-europe-to-get-your-act-together-on-immigration-before-us-eu-trade-talks

Like he can tell any other country what to do

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Trump tells Europe to 'get your act together' on immigration before US-EU trade talks (Original Post) Jilly_in_VA Jul 2025 OP
Wow. Does he think he's talking to cowards like the ones in the USA? ananda Jul 2025 #1
Windmills, Disaffected Jul 2025 #2
He's willing to trade Alaska for Greenland so he can set up a new Europe..Trumpmania. Ping Tung Jul 2025 #3

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