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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
(76,865 posts)Kraznov is worse than a waste of oxygen.
gab13by13
(31,248 posts)What will Krasnov do to Germany to save his sad?
Quanto Magnus
(1,300 posts)republianmushroom
(22,122 posts)tanyev
(48,669 posts)Ziggysmom
(4,052 posts)What an ass! He looks like a fool compared to real world leaders.
txwhitedove
(4,331 posts)Hekate
(100,132 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
(1,806 posts)calimary
(89,042 posts)Absolutely 💯 BRILLIANT!!!
Offal Office!!!
As long as hes in there, thats EXACTLY what it is.
DinahMoeHum
(23,369 posts)is his decorative style.
homegirl
(1,926 posts)to recreate the interior of his Grandpa Drumpf's brothel decor?
Hekate
(100,132 posts)Absolutely ghastly from ceiling to floor gold everywhere, and not a smidgen of taste. He fancies its all like Versaille.
Xavier Breath
(6,477 posts)rubbersole
(10,992 posts)🫣
Way back tsf thought Melania said "gilded" when she actually said "gelded".
Xavier Breath
(6,477 posts)3catwoman3
(28,598 posts)Just like the person who had them put there.
BonnieJW
(3,081 posts)Vintage Beverly Hillbilly
pacalo
(24,846 posts)Less is more.
Quote from "The Two Mrs. Grenvilles" tv movie.
alterfurz
(2,671 posts)
underpants
(194,948 posts)AZ8theist
(7,102 posts)sheshe2
(95,930 posts)I am surprised he didn't throw his pacifier at Merz.
Magoo48
(6,688 posts)Please, every freedom loving leader in the world, request an audience with his majesty the baby.
Wounded Bear
(63,851 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
(17,582 posts)It's Trump.
erronis
(22,666 posts)Tarzanrock
(1,250 posts)Can't they super glue that Yellow Stained PissWig on better than that?
Onthefly
(1,154 posts)Ocelot II
(129,112 posts)so his hairdo construction is becoming more and more complicated and weird.
Number9Dream
(1,851 posts)maxrandb
(17,170 posts)He suffers from delusions of adequacy.
Prof. Toru Tanaka
(2,903 posts)wendyb-NC
(4,605 posts)Good job.
mucholderthandirt
(1,753 posts)Maybe he can start deporting all people of German descent... Oh. Wait. Can he deport himself? LOL
Justice matters.
(9,407 posts)They remember their previous one and his cruel lies that ended up in total destruction of their lives and ownings.
mdbl
(8,125 posts)Thanks magat dumb-shit voters for putting such a greedy, narcissistic idiot in charge or our country.
wolfie001
(7,092 posts)They're gonna suffer like the rest of America. Maybe lose those electric scooters by the thousands that Medicaid pays for.

Onthefly
(1,154 posts)Jimvanhise
(563 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
(7,092 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
(292,858 posts)Any photos of them standing?
Ocelot II
(129,112 posts)Trump probably hates him already, just for that.
Oh, here we are:

maxsolomon
(38,206 posts)The ones he fell out of when the Secret Service tackled him at the attempted-assassination rally.
ReRe
(12,174 posts)malaise
(292,858 posts)Been looking forward to this 😀
Lovie777
(21,772 posts)period.
sop
(17,448 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
(24,575 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
(15,253 posts)Considering that Merz is 66. The grow them big in Westphalia.
FakeNoose
(40,196 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
(6,087 posts)English fluently.
DallasNE
(7,961 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
(5,412 posts)Therefore, he does not see a difference.
ImNotGod
(1,194 posts)Cha
(316,830 posts)Chancellor Merz 🕯️🕊️🍀💜
kacekwl
(8,884 posts)Drunk, fat and stupid sitting in the principals office when he's with adults.
Aussie105
(7,654 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
(58,180 posts)Hassler
(4,767 posts)mainer
(12,501 posts)Theyre happy he stood up to Trump, who seems to be universally despised here.
DFW
(59,744 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
(27,075 posts)blue-wave
(4,825 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.