Tusk warns Trump: 'Know who your mates are'

Via Lucia Binding, information reporter

Donald Tusk has advised Donald Trump he must know "who's your strategic pal and who's your strategic downside" because the pair clashed on Twitter.

The Ecu Council President appealed to Mr Trump to keep in mind who his allies are as the USA chief prepares to fulfill with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

In a message to Mr Trump, he stated: "it's at all times value figuring out who's your strategic pal and who's your strategic downside," whilst signing a joint EU-NATO declaration with alliance Secretary-Common Jens Stoltenberg.

America president bit again on Twitter, writing: "NATO international locations should pay MORE, america should pay LESS. Very Unfair!"

A couple of moments previous, Mr Trump tweeted he used to be getting ready for his adventure in another country to wait the NATO assembly.

On the point of go away for Europe. First assembly - NATO. The U.S. is spending repeatedly greater than some other nation so as to give protection to them. Now not truthful to the U.S. taxpayer. On most sensible of that we lose $151 Billion on Industry with the Ecu Union. Rate us giant Price lists (& Limitations)!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 10, 2018

NATO international locations should pay MORE, america should pay LESS. Very Unfair!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) July 10, 2018

"On the point of go away for Europe. First assembly - NATO. The U.S. is spending repeatedly greater than some other nation so as to give protection to them. Now not truthful to the U.S. taxpayer. On most sensible of that we lose $151 Billion on Industry with the Ecu Union. Rate us giant Price lists (& Limitations)!"

Mr Tusk spoke back to the USA president on Twitter, claiming that the USA received't have "a greater best friend than EU".

Expensive @realDonaldTrump. US doesn’t have and received’t have a greater best friend than EU. We spend on protection a lot more than Russia and up to China. I am hoping you don't have any doubt that is an funding in our safety, which can't be stated with self assurance about Russian & Chinese language spending :-)

— Donald Tusk (@eucopresident) July 10, 2018

He stated: "Expensive @realDonaldTrump. US doesn't have and received't have a greater best friend than EU.

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"We spend on protection a lot more than Russia and up to China. I am hoping you don't have any doubt that is an funding in our safety, which can't be stated with self assurance about Russian & Chinese language spending :-)".

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February 19, 2019