Ted Cruz groveled to Donald Trump in a new video.
What do you notice in this video of Trump and Ted Cruz in Mar-a-Lago last night? pic.twitter.com/sbv23jTK2Z
— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) February 11, 2024
It has come to light that after former President Donald Trump encouraged Russia “do whatever the hell they want” to NATO countries, CNN’s Christiane Amanpour labeled the comments “insane.”
Amanpour spoke to CNN anchor Poppy Harlow on Monday, who asked the prolific international journalist for her take on “the door [Trump] opened for Russia” in his comments. Amanpour did not hold back, and she appeared to be taken aback by what Trump said:
You know, Poppy, it is insane. I mean, it literally is insane. In one sentence, President Trump turned the entire post-war, you know, transatlantic security doctrine on its head. He actually, after that, whatever you want to call it, propaganda coup for [Russian President Vladimir Putin], saying that he was going to go for full defeat or only negotiate on his terms over Ukraine, to then say that if he was president, he would not just, you know, not come to the defense of NATO allies, but would encourage Putin to do whatever the hell he likes. You know, it’s almost unbelievable.
It’s an insanity to say that because that is the existential crisis that the world faces right now, the post-World War II, you know, global security operation is based on America and its 30 other NATO allies defending each other and coming to each other’s rescue and protecting and preserving democracy and security, you know, in the West. And [Jens Stoltenberg], the NATO secretary general, said, you know, whoever is president of the United States will be, you know, required to keep up its Article 5 and NATO commitments. I mean, it’s just really so huge. That sentence itself is so huge.
During a rally in South Carolina on Saturday, Trump made comments about NATO. He told the crowd in Conway that NATO countries failing to meet their financial commitments should be abandoned by their allies, and left open to attack by countries like Russia. These comments were met with disapproval by several Republican senators, and were called “appalling and unhinged” by the White House.
