It's Over, America Has Ceased to Be Leader of the Free World

Thursday, March 27, 2025

Janet Daley: Accidentally copying in a journalist to senior officials' private thoughts about Europe was a gift of Providence

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Europeans reacted with a mix of exasperation and anger to the leaked messages between Trump administration officials that surfaced on Monday. The exchange showed officials criticizing "European freeloading" -- along with contempt for Europe that was even louder behind closed doors.

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-- The New York Times (@nytimes.com) March 25, 2025 at 1:24 PM

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WTG, Repuke-licans, YOU BUILT THAT.

#1 | Posted by Wardog at 2025-03-26 09:45 AM | Reply

You mean the end of the US playing the world cop? Good. It didn't come soon enough.

#2 | Posted by ScottS at 2025-03-26 08:01 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

Remember in the Before Times when America was the superpower of the world and respected by our allies as the most powerful democracy on the planet?

Good times!

Now America is no longer the leader of the Free World.

And Magamaroons approve of this message!

#3 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-03-27 11:57 AM | Reply

Obviously, it's voluntary.

#4 | Posted by fresno500 at 2025-03-27 01:36 PM | Reply

The despicable Trumpf national security team chatting on Signal: "I share your loathing of European freeloading." static.kyivpost.com

#5 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-03-27 01:42 PM | Reply

All the Principals on the Signal chat,
Using a unsecured, off the books comms channel,
Working from home even as other Federal employees are ordered to return to office.

Calling Europe lazy.

#6 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-03-27 02:11 PM | Reply

BWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

---------- the LIMEYS come begging for us now that muslims have taken over London.

now that Christians are banned from praying because it offends muslims..but Muslims can pray anywhere...

......and easter is banned from London schools but they celebrate ramadan....

they'll be demanding help from trunp...

the only thing that's over for you uneducated dweebs is Great Britain...

but there is hope.....gangs in the street..

#7 | Posted by shrimptacodan at 2025-03-27 03:27 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

"watch the LIMEYS come begging for us now that muslims have taken over London."

Why would they come begging?
What is Trump gonna do about it?

#8 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-03-27 03:31 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

You need me on that wall
--USMC

You're Fired
--Trump

#9 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-03-27 03:38 PM | Reply

No Free World means no need for a Leader of the Free World.

Trump has his sites set on King of the Authoritarian World.

#10 | Posted by Corky at 2025-03-27 03:44 PM | Reply

It's Over, America Has Ceased to Be Leader of the Free World

But all is not lost. Our president is #1 at orally pleasuring the thieving Moscow Midget!

#11 | Posted by censored at 2025-03-27 04:22 PM | Reply

I thought we gained this notoriety when Brandon set fire to Afghanistan and left all the artillery to the Taliban, when he pulled out like like it was Ashley.

#12 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-03-27 04:52 PM | Reply

Republicans, remember: You asked for this. Given the choice between a dozen solid conservatives and one Clinton-supporting con artist and game-show host, you chose the con artist. You chose him freely. Nobody made you do it.

#13 | Posted by lee_the_agent at 2025-03-27 05:23 PM | Reply

Maybe stop freeloading? Lookin at you, Europ.

#14 | Posted by itchyp at 2025-03-27 07:05 PM | Reply

Europe lost 15 to 20 million killed in WW II, the US around 400k.

Because we fought the war over there rather than over here.

Now Europe sees that same America First Nazi movement from back then in power now in the US.

#15 | Posted by Corky at 2025-03-27 07:58 PM | Reply

Corky-that pic of the braintrust convention up top of the article confirms it.

#16 | Posted by Yodagirl at 2025-03-27 08:47 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

@#16 ... Corky-that pic of the braintrust convention up top of the article confirms it. ...

Well, yeah.

I mean, have you ever seen such a collection of ignorami in one area?

Ignorami who seem to revel in their incompetence?

#17 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-03-27 08:55 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

@#17

Stated differently ...

Sec Defense Hegseth confirmation hearing result: VP had to break the tie.

Hegseth confirmed as Pentagon chief after Vance breaks tie vote in U.S. Senate
minnesotareformer.com

...Vice President J.D. Vance cast the deciding vote to break a 50-50 tie ...

Pres Biden's nominee ...

Confirmation process for Lloyd Austin for secretary of defense
ballotpedia.org

... The Senate Armed Services Committee held a confirmation hearing for Austin on January 19, 2021. He was confirmed on January 22, 2021, by a vote of 93-2. ...

Am I the only one who notices a difference in qualification between the two candidates?

93-2 vs, needing the VP to break a tie.

Wow.

#18 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-03-27 09:02 PM | Reply

Calling Europe lazy.
#6 | Posted by snoofy

It's true, did you know Europe has not one naval vessel that can be used to combat the houthis?

What have they been doing?

#19 | Posted by oneironaut at 2025-03-27 09:16 PM | Reply

No naval vessels?

Inconceivable!!!

It's almost like after centuries of warfare, they're over it.

One day, I hope conservatives get over their pride, jealousy, wrath, envy and stupidity.

#20 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-03-27 09:23 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

"It's true, did you know Europe has not one naval vessel that can be used to combat the houthis?"

I'm not sure what you mean when you say "Europe." Europe is not a country, so technically it's true that Europe has no ships. But the nations that reside in Europe have naval capabilities that rival or exceed those of the US. I'm talking about you, Holland and Norway. But the UK, Sweden, and France have sizeable fleets as well.

#21 | Posted by madbomber at 2025-03-28 03:44 AM | Reply

Every feted corner of the Trump administration is doing its level best to destroy America and our image in the world.

For instance, puppy murderer, Kristi Noem, defied the Geneva Convention and did a propaganda photo op with prisoners staged in cells behind her like the Vietcong and ISIS did and still do.

We're quickly becoming a pariah around the world thanks to Trump and MAGA.

#22 | Posted by AMERICANUNITY at 2025-03-28 12:34 PM | Reply

It's amazing how fast the mask drops when corrupt market access to the world's largest consumer market is corrected.
Reciprocal tariffs are definitively fair. The accretion of special deals was not.
These nations salty about equal tariffs are like children with their allowance cut off and now have to get a job.

#23 | Posted by itchyp at 2025-03-28 02:31 PM | Reply

Every ~~feted~~ fetid corner of the ~~Trump administration~~ abusive constellation of remora-nations is doing its level best to destroy America and our image in the world, With help from their embedded fifth-column of globalist leftist traitors.

#24 | Posted by itchyp at 2025-03-28 02:37 PM | Reply

You Russian ----- will be hunted down and gutted.

#25 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-03-28 09:45 PM | Reply