'Whoops!' John Kerry slammed Trump for criticizing Germany's pipeline deal with Russia, then it got AWKWARD (for Biden too)

Doug P. | 3:34 PM on July 11, 2018

As Twitchy told you earlier, President Trump, speaking at a NATO breakfast with other leaders, criticized Germany for buying oil and gas from Russia:

Trump repeatedly railed against the Nord Stream 2 pipeline between Russia and Germany, asking why the US should protect Germany from Russia when Berlin purchases so much gas from Moscow. Putin won’t like that line one bit. Interesting to see if it comes up in Helsinki pic.twitter.com/j019Mi4lJl

— John Hudson (@John_Hudson) July 11, 2018

Here’s what Trump said:

“Germany is totally controlled by Russia,” Trump said in a searing critique of Germany’s gas pipeline deal with the country NATO calls its greatest threat to their alliance.

“I think it’s very sad when Germany makes a massive oil and gas deal with Russia where — we’re supposed to be guarding against Russia and Germany goes out and pays billions and billions of dollars a year to Russia,” Trump said.

Former Secretary of State John Kerry joined other Democrats (and some in the media) in slamming Trump for criticizing Germany:

My thoughts on President Trump's remarks in Brussels this morning: pic.twitter.com/x0k3k0lOkA

— John Kerry (@JohnKerry) July 11, 2018

As it turns out, Kerry was against that pipeline before he was apparently for it:

https://twitter.com/esaagar/status/1017070374826192898

Secretary Kerry underscores U.S. view that Nord Stream II would have adverse impact in Europe pic.twitter.com/JA9ElOnMX9

— EnergyAtState (@EnergyAtState) May 4, 2016

Well that’s awkward.