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Miles Archer

(23,506 posts) Thu Apr 9, 2026, 09:29 AM Thursday

Rapin' Golfin' Bombin' Ballroom Buildin' Grampy threatens a vague "pressure" campaign against NATO and "our own"

On Wednesday, the president ranted on Truth Social, "NATO WASN'T THERE WHEN WE NEEDED THEM, AND THEY WON'T BE THERE IF WE NEED THEM AGAIN."

On Thursday morning, he then ramped that up by hinting at a possible “pressure” campaign to come.

On Truth Social, he wrote, “None of these people, including our own, very disappointing, NATO, understood anything unless they have pressure placed upon them!!!”

The president did not elaborate on who “our own” are, leaving that also open to questions.

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-nato-2676692163/

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Rapin' Golfin' Bombin' Ballroom Buildin' Grampy threatens a vague "pressure" campaign against NATO and "our own" (Original Post) Miles Archer Thursday OP

Rapist mentality. Ocelot II Thursday #1

Trump is incapable of building or sustaining alliances. C_U_L8R Thursday #2

I'd say this one little video clip fully summed up his relationship with our allies. Miles Archer Thursday #4

That clip just kills me. Says it all about Piggy. Ocelot II Thursday #6

Ignore him Boo1 Thursday #3

That's understand malaise Thursday #5

"our own" is an adjectival phrase describing NATO muriel_volestrangler Thursday #7

Ocelot II

(130,713 posts)

1. Rapist mentality.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Thu Apr 9, 2026, 09:30 AM

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C_U_L8R

(49,420 posts)

2. Trump is incapable of building or sustaining alliances.

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Thu Apr 9, 2026, 09:38 AM

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And he’s never had a real friend in his life.
No wonder he fails so often.

Miles Archer

(23,506 posts)

4. I'd say this one little video clip fully summed up his relationship with our allies.

Reply to C_U_L8R (Reply #2)

Thu Apr 9, 2026, 09:41 AM

Thursday

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Ocelot II

(130,713 posts)

6. That clip just kills me. Says it all about Piggy.

Reply to Miles Archer (Reply #4)

Thu Apr 9, 2026, 09:50 AM

Thursday

(I would also point out that Jens Stoltenberg's bio lists him at 6'2", and I doubt he was wearing lifts in his shoes. Note how much taller he is than Piggy in that clip, even though Piggy claims to be 6'3", and is almost certainly wearing lifts.)

Boo1

(378 posts)

3. Ignore him

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Thu Apr 9, 2026, 09:40 AM

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TACO

malaise

(296,556 posts)

5. That's understand

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Thu Apr 9, 2026, 09:41 AM

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Damn ass war criminal

muriel_volestrangler

(106,283 posts)

7. "our own" is an adjectival phrase describing NATO

Reply to Miles Archer (Original post)

Thu Apr 9, 2026, 09:51 AM

Thursday

Not sure why Raw Story didn't understand that. If you were being charitable, it could mean "the NATO to which the USA belongs", but fuck charity to Trump - I think he/his handlers meant "the NATO which we own".

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