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Here’s why the US leaving NATO would be a disaster
Donald Trump, never one to let a global crisis go unaddressed — or uncapitalized — urged Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday to broker an immediate ceasefire in Ukraine.
This bold move, pitched as part of his presidential transition efforts (even though the paint’s still drying on his “President-elect” banner), comes weeks before his inauguration. “Zelenskyy and Ukraine would like to make a deal and stop the madness,” Trump announced on social media, referencing Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Sure, Don. Because if anyone can talk sense into Putin, it’s you.
In an NBC “Meet the Press” interview airing the same day, Trump floated his openness to cutting military aid to Ukraine and — wait for it — pulling the US out of NATO.
Dear God, the man’s syphilitic brain is going to get us all killed.
These bombshells have left Ukraine, NATO allies, and a good portion of America’s national security establishment clutching their pearls.
When asked if he was already working to end the nearly three-year-old Ukraine war, Trump answered, “I am.” But mum’s the word on whether he’s chatted with Putin post-election. “I don’t want to impede negotiations,” he said, leaving everyone guessing if he was playing diplomat or just playing coy.