Hollywood actor Rob Reiner, best known as “Meathead” in the hit comedy “All in the Family,” slammed President Donald Trump for “denigrating Germany” during the NATO alliance meeting that just concluded in Brussels, Belgium:
With Trump’s disgraceful and ignorant diatribe denigrating Germany and our most important strategic alliance, NATO, he is taking another frightening step towards destroying everything we stand for. Putin is getting a great return on his investment. Time to wake up, America.
— Rob Reiner (@robreiner) July 11, 2018
But as we told you yesterday, Donald Trump’s denigration of Germany was directed at the gas deal between Germany and Russia. The president does have a point when the NATO alliance is supposed to counter Russia but Germany is busy funding Russia at the same time. It doesn’t make any sense:
What good is NATO if Germany is paying Russia billions of dollars for gas and energy? Why are there only 5 out of 29 countries that have met their commitment? The U.S. is paying for Europe’s protection, then loses billions on Trade. Must pay 2% of GDP IMMEDIATELY, not by 2025.
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 11, 2018
And:
….On top of it all, Germany just started paying Russia, the country they want protection from, Billions of Dollars for their Energy needs coming out of a new pipeline from Russia. Not acceptable! All NATO Nations must meet their 2% commitment, and that must ultimately go to 4%!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 12, 2018
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This isn’t even controversial. The pipeline Trump is talking about is called Nord Stream 2. From CNBC:
The Nord Stream 2 pipeline has split European nations, with some saying it increases Europe’s dependence on Russia and poses national security threats.
And The Guardian called Nord Stream 2 a symbol of the “triumph of Russian interests”:
By contrast the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, has tried to maintain that the construction of Nord Stream 2 pipeline is a common sense economic project, with no political consequence. For many, her refusal to see the geopolitical implications of making Europe so dependent on Russian energy shows the reach that Gazprom, the majority shareholder in the project, has into Germany. The presence of the former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder on its board and his friendship with Putin seems only to symbolise the triumph of Russian interests.
But if Meathead doesn’t take our word for it, maybe he’ll listen to Joe Biden in 2016 when he called the pipeline “a bad deal for Europe”:
Taking aim at Russia, VP Biden bashes Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, saying it’s a ‘bad deal’ for Europe
— TimJohnson (@TimJohnson4) August 25, 2016
And as we told you yesterday, John Kerry was also against the pipeline:
https://twitter.com/esaagar/status/1017070374826192898
Now, we’re just asking questions here. But if Meathead is in support of Germany and the “triumph of Russian interests,” we must ask, s Rob Reiner a Putin puppet?
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'Whoops!' John Kerry slammed Trump for criticizing Germany's pipeline deal with Russia, then it got AWKWARD (for Biden too) https://t.co/vIJc8exzSj
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) July 11, 2018
Self-awareness FAIL: Tommy Vietor races to slam Trump over Russia, crashes HARD into his former boss instead https://t.co/suYaIRaUmW
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) July 11, 2018
1. Donald Trump is being taken out of context with 'Germany is totally controlled by Russia', 2. This Daily Beast fact check is wrong https://t.co/gjcJnOAa3k
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) July 11, 2018
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