2024-02-14 03:53:37
Trump rants about not protecting arrears NATO allies, Biden criticizes him as stupid and shameful
(AFP, Washington, 13th) US President Biden today condemned Trump’s recent remarks about the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) as “stupid”, “shameful” and “dangerous”. This is Biden’s response to the November election. One of the fiercest attacks by Trump, his likely Republican opponent.
Former U.S. President Trump said on the 10th of this month that he would encourage Russia to attack NATO members that failed to fulfill their financial commitments. 81-year-old Democratic candidate Biden accused Trump of bowing to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Biden delivered a televised speech at the White House, calling on the House of Representatives to pass important war aid to Ukraine. He said Trump’s remarks were “stupid, shameful, dangerous, and not at all American.”
Biden also said: “Can you imagine a former president of the United States saying something like this? The whole world heard it, and the worst part is, he meant it. No president in our history has ever spoken to a Russian dictator. Bow down. Let me be as clear as possible: I would never do that.”
In a speech in the White House State Dining Room, Biden accused the real estate mogul of acting like an organized crime boss over NATO.
“When he looks at NATO, he doesn’t see the alliance protecting the United States and the world. He only sees protection money.”
Biden pointed out that if Trump’s allies in the House of Representatives fail to follow the Senate in passing the multi-billion-dollar Ukraine military aid package, they will fall into Putin’s trap.
Trump made the remarks at a rally in South Carolina on the 10th, describing what he said was a conversation with a head of state at an unspecified NATO meeting.
Trump later defended his remarks, saying that during his term as president from 2017 to 2021, he made NATO “strong” by allowing allies to meet defense spending targets. (Translator: Xu Ruicheng/Verification: Li Peishan)
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