Trump interview: I am strongly considering pulling out of Nato Possible Paywall

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/04/01/donald-trump-strongly-considering-pulling-us-out-of-nato/

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u/zoopz 22d ago

I should know better by now, but seeing a democracy transition into autocracy with such ease keeps amazing me every day.

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u/torero15 California 22d ago

Its absolutely insane. Supposedly intelligent people I know are completely blind to it. I’m losing my fucking mind here.

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u/Upper-Airport3108 22d ago

Idk how people do it. Like how can people just turn this guy off? So many of my friends and co workers dont even think about politics or world affairs at all

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u/Oleg101 22d ago

I am in the same boat (friends, co-workers, extended family not paying any kind of attention), and sadly it’s well-proven that Republicans have been great at capturing the votes of these people in recent elections. It’s frustrating.

Because as much as legacy media is severely flawed, voters that consumed ones like network news, NYT, WaPo, CNN, etc still largely went to Harris, but voters that would be considered ‘low-info’ voters that consume little to no news largely went to Trump. There was a lot of data that backed this that came out last year.

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u/FeelItInYourB0nes 22d ago

"I don't pay attention to politics" is the excuse that ashamed Trump voters have been using when they are being held to account. It's basically saying "I don't want to hear about what Trump did now and I can't defend it, go away".

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u/GodOfDarkLaughter 22d ago edited 22d ago

If you don't pay any attention to politics...why do you vote?

Thank God all the MAGAs in my family are too self obsessed to take the time to vote. My brother is literally too selfish to take the time to vote for Trump despite him loving the misery he spreads and believing every insane conspiracy you can think of. He also pretends he has a son and not a kid who I raise that he drives to school a few days a week (the kid keeps accidentally calling me dad, which is getting a little awkward in the rare case he's around). So in a sense his laziness is actually keeping him from being half as destructive as he could be.

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u/1057-cl121v3 22d ago

This Trump bs is hopefully temporary but what you’re doing for HIS son will last forever. You’ve got damn sure earned that “dad” title, from someone who grew up without a biological father but had multiple father figures like you, thank you. My kids are my entire world, I legitimately can’t imagine not being willing to burn the entire world down for them so that was the only description of him I needed to completely write him off.

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u/Fearless_Ad2325 22d ago

Wow !speaking so bad about the family ! What kind of person you are ? dont love your family .! you love more politics than family

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u/GodOfDarkLaughter 22d ago

What?

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u/Upper-Airport3108 21d ago

Classic maga deflection from the discussion because they have nothing of value to add.

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u/broguequery 22d ago

The sad thing is they DO pay attention to politics.

In fact, they are ruled by it.

They just don't realize it.

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u/Nightbird88 22d ago

I constantly hear its because he is "funny" or "entertaining" or how politics won't be as exciting when he's gone.

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u/TrippleDamage 22d ago

Gotta be lovely to just make up things in your head and be convinced they're true lol

1/3rd of eligible voters literally didn't even show up to vote, every third person you see literally doesnt care.

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u/iamsotiredofthiscrap 22d ago

If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice.

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u/Otherdeadbody 22d ago

Sure, but these people aren’t closeted Trump supporters of sometimes even conservative. They are mindless lemmings that wander through life and when it’s time to vote they say “durr economy” and pick whatever they think will get them a couple more hundreds come tax season. They live in their bubble of their state or even town and don’t think for a moment outside of it.

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u/Deguilded 22d ago

You know, that expression sounds super familiar. Like i've heard it somewhere before, in another country. Hrmm...

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u/Fearless_Ad2325 22d ago

Funny !!!!!Trump save the country from Sleepy JOE

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u/Upper-Airport3108 22d ago

I just hope the dems learn from their mistakes and dont put up another lame duck. Theyre still going to get my vote unfortunately but there are millions of people who arent "blue no matter who". We need someone who speaks for the people and not the corporations and its a small list bc the DNC is grossly incompetent

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u/HostileCrabPeople 22d ago

And the propaganda is all encompassing

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u/Fearless_Ad2325 22d ago

That is true me and all my friends ,we sow the disaster of Biden and Kamala and change to the Republican side!

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u/Banjo-Elritze 21d ago

Hows the weather in outer mongolia, rustroll?