President Donald Trump blasted European nations for not being “recognizable” during his World Economic Forum address in Davos Wednesday.
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PresidentDonaldTrumpblastedEuropeannationsfornotbeing“recognizable”attheWorldEconomicForuminDavosWednesday.
“Idon’twanttoinsultanybodyandsayIdon’trecognizeit,”TrumpsaidduringhisspecialaddressWednesday.“Andthat’snotinapositiveway.That’sinaverynegativeway.AndIloveEuropeandIwanttoseeEuropedogood,butit’snotheadingintherightdirection.”
“Inrecentdecades,itbecameconventionalwisdominWashingtonandEuropeancapitalsthattheonlywaytogrowamodernWesterneconomywasthrougheverincreasinggovernmentspending,uncheckedmassmigration,andendlessforeignimports,”Trumpsaid.
Trumpthensaidthatissueslikeenergy,trade,immigrationandeconomicgrowthmustbe“centralconcernstoanyonewhowantstoseeastrongandunitedWest.”
Trump’scommentscomeastensionsbetweentheU.S.andEuropeanallieshaveescalated,afterT
