When Trump spoke at the UN and called out countries for depending on Russian oil, the German delegation laughed at him.
— Hananya Naftali (@HananyaNaftali) March 7, 2022
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The political elites in both Europe and the U.S. are supremely self-confident. They don’t believe that an outsider could possibly have anything to tell them, particularly an outsider with so many rough edges as Trump. But the Germans are not laughing over this anymore.
“German Delegation Laughed at Trump When He Warned Them About Russia, But Not a Single One of Them Is Laughing Now,” by Elizabeth Stauffer, Western Journal, March 10, 2022 (thanks to the Geller Report):
There were many times when former President Donald Trump faced ridicule for making remarks that turned out to be extraordinarily prescient.
During a September 2018 address before the United Nations General Assembly, Trump warned European Union nations they needed to reduce their dependency upon Russia for their energy needs. “Reliance on a single foreign supplier can leave a nation vulnerable to extortion and intimidation,” he said.
He continued: “That is why we congratulate European states such as Poland for leading the construction of a Baltic pipeline, so that nations are not dependent on Russia to meet their energy needs.”
Trump called out Germany specifically. “Germany will become totally dependent on Russian energy if it does not immediately change course.”
In the clip below, the camera pans over to the German delegation. The group reacts to Trump’s warning with eye rolls and chuckle among themselves.
Needless to say, they’re no longer laughing….
Trump’s full address can be viewed below.
Westman says
It appears that one cannot be heard by elites if using simple language that everyone can understand.
A wise Germany would remove representatives such as these who laugh at well-reasoned warnings and leave the nation vulnerable. It seems further evidence of the uselessness of the UN, where nations come to air demands and not listen.
Walter Sieruk says
During the Trump Administration that awful man Vladimir Putin was held under control . Now with Joe Biden sitting in White House Putin is going on the attack and invasion of Ukraine using the Russian military might.
That German delegation may well have laughed at the wisdom of the words spoken by President Trump then but they aren’t laughing now..
Furthermore with President Trump in Office Putin wouldn’t dare in invade another nation
because he recognized the Donald Trump as the Chief Executive of the United States as a strong and intelligent man and the President Trump wouldn’t tolerate the invasion that is now occurring in Ukraine.
This Russian invasion and attack on Ukraine is happening because Putin will recognizes that Joe Biden is weak and feeble in both mind and body.
In addition it should be made clear that this zombie “President” Biden is only a figurehead “president ” who a criminally installed puppet “president” who is seed as a tool and stooges of others,to fulfill their goals . They “behind the curtains” who are just as sinister but much more intelligent than creepy sleepily old Joe
WPM says
The” greens” in Germany with their mother earth like cult worship of green energy shut down most nuclear electrical power plants in Germany in the last 20 years along with all coal fire plants (Germany still has some large coal deposits ) making Germany more reliant on Russian oil and natural gas. They did built many solar panels for electricity but Germany is a cold dark place in the winter who knew !? The progressive in America are following the same road plan ,many cheering the price of 6 to 7 dollars a gallon average will will have here come summer.
Westman says
Sadly this was a similar situation when the stock market crashed in 1929. The “downtrodden” that day rejoiced that those #$%^ rich people were loosing their wealth and jumping out of windows. Then it came for them as the Great Depression.
These sustained adolescent “adults” are about to learn, again, that everything in the economy is interconnected.
Germany will likely have a serious recession which may spread to the US and Canada. Those Greens are going to suffer and fall out of favor. If it turns into a depression, the Greens are finished.
nicholas tesdorf says
They are laughing on the other side of their oil drums now that Putin has made his move..
gravenimage says
Trump warned Germany of danger of dependency on Russian oil, German delegation laughed
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Even at the time their laughing was an absurd response–all the more so now.
Trump *was* right.
And more proof that the constant claims that Trump was in Putin’s pocket were ridiculous. If he had been, wouldn’t he have been *lauding* dependence on Russian oil?.
Wellington says
Proving again Churchill’s assessment of the Germans, to wit, they are “objectionable” because they are either at your throat or at your feet.
As Goethe, himself German, commented, the Germans make trouble for themselves and for everyone else as well.
Russia never learns. Neither does Germany.
James Lincoln says
That same “German delegation” is now worried about the price and availability of gasoline for their precious BMWs.
Infidel says
In fact, a few days ago, the company that owns NordStream filed for bankrupcy and fired all its employees. In other words, there’s no nobody to maintain that pipeline
At any rate, Germany’s behavior here, and France’s on other occasions, demonstrate another reason why NATO is worthless and why the US should leave the organization
Johnny B says
Indeed we’re run by inept politicians who could care less about anything but lining their own pockets and try to look good outwardly. But as long as people remain wilfully ignorant and indifferent about politics, history, religion etc. and go along to get along they play right into the hands of these selfish and stupid rulers who could care less about the society they’re suppose to be caretakers of. So now we’re beginning to suffer the consequences and the question is will we ever be able to go back to what made this great continent, Europe, great or have we allowed them to completely destroy all our foundations?
VICTORMc. says
The Germans used to be ‘serious’ people. No longer, they have become dim as the French it must be the disease they call the EU.
OLD GUY says
Sadly a lot of Americans are coming down with the EU syndrome as well.
James Lincoln says
Yes, OLD GUY.
The same bad political policies that are causing the slow death of Europe are being pushed in the United States by a fraudulently elected administration.
gravenimage says
Grimly true.