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Germany Slams Trump's Claim That It Owes "Vast Sums" To NATO And The U.S.

Germany Slams Trump's Claim That It Owes "Vast Sums" To NATO And The U.S.

The pleasantries, lack of handshake between Trump and Merkel notwithstanding, are officially over.

One day after Trump returned to his favorite medium to slam Germany for abusing NATO's funding scheme, and US defense spending generosity, accusing Germany of owing "vast sums" of money to both NATO and the US, Germany has struck back. As a reminder, this is what Trump tweeted on Saturday morning:

House Democrat Warns Nuclear War With Russia "Real Possibility"

House Democrat Warns Nuclear War With Russia "Real Possibility"

Having failed to find any evidence that Russia interefered with the election, it seems Democrats are resorting to the 1980s playbook as Rep. Seth Moulton - a member of the House Armeed Service Committee - tells CNN that a nuclear war with Russia is a real possibility the U.S. should prepare for.

As The Hill reports, Moulton said Friday on CNN's "New Day".

For a long time, Russia and the United States had this sort of mutual agreement, mutually assured destruction,

 

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