Donald Trump has repeatedly said that Europe must pay its fair share for the war in Ukraine.
If you’re an MSNBC host, this must sound crazy.
MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell recently tried to get a Polish official to say so.
But he didn’t. In reality, it was quite the opposite.
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Andrea Mitchell seems surprised by the guest’s response
The Daily Caller reported: “Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski told MSNBC’s Andrea Mitchell that former President Donald Trump is ‘right’ that European countries must pay the cost of the Russia-Ukraine war.”
“Mitchell attempted to get the Polish Foreign Minister to criticize Trump for calling for a halt to aid to Ukraine and for allowing Russian President Vladimir Putin to invade any European country that is a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) that does not contribute financially,” DC noted.
The story continues (italics mine):
“What would you say to Donald Trump, who actually said he would encourage Putin to go to NATO countries that aren’t paying their fair share,” Mitchell asked Wednesday.
“Well, let’s hope it’s just flowery rhetoric. You are right that we should spend more in Europe. Poland spends well over 3% of GDP [gross domestic product] on defense and we have placed $50 billion worth of defense orders in the United States,” Sikorski said.
Trump said at a rally in North Carolina that he threatened to withhold aid to Ukraine during a conversation with a NATO ally and would “encourage” Putin to do what he wants if NATO countries don’t pay their fair share .
“Didn’t you pay? Are you delinquent?” Trump claimed he said so. “No, I wouldn’t protect you. In fact, I would encourage them to do whatever the hell they want. You have to pay. You have to pay your bills.
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Trump is right
Trump is right, as the Polish official acknowledged to Andrea Mitchell.
Why shouldn’t European countries invest more money in financing Ukraine? Why does the United States have to do all the heavy lifting?
Especially when America is completely broke and we have a serious border problem ourselves?
No matter how you feel about Donald Trump, these are questions worth exploring.
But don’t expect that to happen on MSNBC. And don’t expect Andrea Mitchell to explore other points of view.
