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Trump shares the message he receives from NATO leader Mark Rutte (lemmy.ml)

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[-] wanderwisley@lemm.ee 18 points 1 day ago

I’ve have said this before but WW3 will start because of a meme or ChatGPT.

[-] swemg@sh.itjust.works 100 points 1 day ago

This can't be real

[-] assaultpotato@sh.itjust.works 108 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Real tweet, fake text... no way any NATO leader would say "Europe is going to pay BIG" it's just too Trump. Same with the incessant comma splices.

But big congrats to Trump for ruining the information space so completely that I genuinely cannot tell what's real anymore.

[-] VeganCheesecake 15 points 1 day ago

Hasn't Rutte always been known for being able to handle Trump well? I'm pretty sure the only way to do that is kiss his ass in a way he understands, so this doesn't seem too surprising.

[-] SGforce@lemmy.ca 48 points 1 day ago

I'm sure EVERY European politician randomly CAPITALISES words like some LUNATIC

[-] jimjam5@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

@BigMacHole@sopuli.xyz

This user is great when it comes to mimicking this.

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[-] assaultpotato@sh.itjust.works 26 points 1 day ago

And signs their essay texts with their name. Very common as we all know.

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[-] BA834024112@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

AP is reporting this as real

[-] assaultpotato@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I would love and hate to see proof that Mark Rutte really texted this to Trump.

The "Truth" post is 100% real, inarguably, but I haven't seen anyone reporting the picture is of a real message from Rutte to Trump.

E: never mind that is... apparently Rutte's office has confirmed the message is really from Rutte????

?????

I need to go lie down.

[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 day ago

I'm confused why people are surprised at this, to be honest. It's entirely expected.

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[-] Thorry84@feddit.nl 32 points 1 day ago

The Rutte team has confirmed it was indeed a real text sent by Mark Rutte to Trump.

[-] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 34 points 1 day ago

It's entirely expected, not sure why you're in disbelief.

[-] SippyCup@feddit.nl 28 points 1 day ago

It reads like something Trump wrote about himself. He's done that kind of bullshit before.

[-] Bieren@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

This has been my thought the whole time. It looks read like something someone with an IQ 43 would write about themselves. That or they had Grok do it.

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[-] amorpheus@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

Or something written to pander to him.

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[-] HiddenLayer555@lemmy.ml 47 points 1 day ago

This is so poorly written I have no idea if it's sarcasm or not.

[-] Darkenfolk@sh.itjust.works 26 points 1 day ago

Eh, looks like rutte writes English in the same way that he speaks it. Honestly I first thought that it was a shitpost, but no, it seems legit.

[-] yogthos@lemmy.ml 20 points 1 day ago

Rutte's unique approach to English merely reflects the fact that his intellectual ceiling would challenge even the most ambitious root vegetable.

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[-] ztwhixsemhwldvka@lemmy.world 19 points 1 day ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idIxeAYnLGk

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte says he has 'no problem' with US President sharing private message

[-] TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 day ago

Well ... it's good to see there aren't just idiots in the US

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[-] djsoren19 33 points 1 day ago

obviously, I doubt Rutte was expecting this message to be shared. If he wasn't a complete moron and actually doing this just to stroke his own ego, I'd actually give Donald props for leaking it, as Rutte kissing Donald's ass makes him look terrible, and more broadly makes the European parts of NATO look terrible.

I imagine Rutte's intent is to stroke Trump's ego to try and keep him interested in NATO, but I feel like that's a fool's errand. Trump doesn't give a shit about anyone else but himself. This new agreement, with NATO signatories needing to commit 5% of their GDP, feels like a grift for the benefit of U.S. defense contractors. The U.S. cannot be trusted to actually honor their agreements anymore, so why pay more into their alliance? Is Europe really that scared of further Russian aggression?

[-] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 27 points 1 day ago

Europeans online think that Rutte is 'masterfully manipulating' Trump by talking to him like a 5 year old and are extremely proud of this.

[-] Kickforce@lemmy.wtf 13 points 1 day ago

Well Rutte's job is basically to keep NATO together, can't blame him for trying. Personally I would not be sad if NATO chucked the US and told them to pack their bases all around Europe and go home. But I understand Rutte's position.

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[-] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 30 points 1 day ago

By the way Rutte changed the wording in the agreement to be more vague as to what 'allies' means because Spain refused to agree to 5%.