Current Events > Trump fucked up the Baltics with the Balkans in front of Baltic leaders

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Bio1590
11/12/18 4:33:28 PM
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https://www.newsweek.com/trump-confused-baltics-balkans-and-accused-confused-leaders-starting-yugoslav- 1210939?fbclid=IwAR1Sej08rVFnV-Z7Dvguvt3t9hX1OgYoJztnEHHYKkkm7fVAAYo2ar7cmY8

President Donald Trump confused the Baltic states in Europe with the Balkansand chastised leaders of the former for starting wars in the 1990s that lead to the break-up of Yugoslavia, French daily Le Monde reported.

Trump reportedly made the mistake in a White House meeting with Dalia Grybauskait of Lithuania, Kersti Kaljulaid of Estonia and Raimonds Vjonis of Latvia in April.

The leaders were reportedly confused by the presidents accusation, and it took them a minute to realize he had confused the Balkans and the Baltics.

The Baltic states lie in northern Europe, on the eastern coast of the Baltic Sea.

Around 1,000 miles away sits the Balkan region in south-eastern Europe. It comprises states including Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Serbia.

Much of the region was incorporated into the state of Yugoslavia, which became a socialist state after German occupying forces were ousted following World War II.

In the 1990s Yugoslavia disintegrated and the region was torn apart in a series of civil wars, culminating with the Kosovo war of 1998-1999.

Trumps mistake is perhaps more surprising given that his wife, Melania, was born in Slovenia, a state that was part of Yugoslavia until 1991.

Trump, according to the Le Monde report, remained apparently uneducated in the matter by his wife, Melania, originally from the former Yugoslavia.

The report comes with new tensions emerging this weekend between Trump and the U.S.'s traditional European allies. The president is in Europe this weekend for events marking the centenary of the end of the First World War.

On Friday, Trump attacked French president Emanuel Macron on Twitter, after the French leader said that Europe needed to take more responsibility for its own security.


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uwnim
11/12/18 4:34:54 PM
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The typical person would confuse the two of them also, tbh. Though someone in his position should be making sure he knows what's what. <_<
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Roxborough4Ever
11/12/18 4:35:26 PM
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lol..the skit writes itself
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Funkydog
11/12/18 4:36:58 PM
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uwnim posted...
The typical person would confuse the two of them also, tbh. Though someone in his position should be making sure he knows what's what. <_<

I mean, yeah. I wouldn't be terribly surprised if your average American got confused, but someone like him should be aware of have been informed (likely they tried, but he refused to read anything/care)
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K181
11/12/18 4:37:40 PM
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uwnim posted...
The typical person would confuse the two of them also, tbh. Though someone in his position should be making sure he knows what's what. <_<


Sure, but the typical person is a fucking moron while the commander in chief should know who our strategic allies are, like the Baltic states.
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ImTheMacheteGuy
11/12/18 4:37:52 PM
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But at least this will trigger liberals. Nothing is more important than that. The world could literally burn and the human race could go extinct, but if liberals get upset, it's all worthwhile.
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ThyCorndog
11/12/18 4:37:57 PM
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uwnim posted...
The typical person would confuse the two of them also, tbh. Though someone in his position should be making sure he knows what's what. <_<

His wife is from the balkans too, so you'd think he'd know something at all
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Kavatar
11/12/18 4:38:03 PM
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It's what happens when you don't give a damn about the subject you're talking about.
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King_Hellebuyck
11/12/18 4:39:52 PM
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He was elected to lead, not to read.
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uwnim
11/12/18 4:40:08 PM
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ThyCorndog posted...
uwnim posted...
The typical person would confuse the two of them also, tbh. Though someone in his position should be making sure he knows what's what. <_<

His wife is from the balkans too, so you'd think he'd know something at all

He seems like the sort of person who wouldn't even know where his wife is from and wouldn't pay attention if she told him anything about that. >_>
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Thompson
11/12/18 4:40:32 PM
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ThyCorndog posted...
uwnim posted...
The typical person would confuse the two of them also, tbh. Though someone in his position should be making sure he knows what's what. <_<

His wife is from the balkans too, so you'd think he'd know something at all


Well, Trump in a tweet misspelled Melania as Melanie, so...

Kavatar posted...
It's what happens when you don't give a damn about the subject you're talking about.

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Antifar
11/12/18 4:40:42 PM
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If this were true, that would mean Donald Trump is some sort of dumb person obviously unqualified to handle the job he has. Now that's just too much for me to believe.
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electricbugs2
11/12/18 4:41:01 PM
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More fuel for Lithuania to mock the US come the next Basketball tournament. As if they didnt already have enough.
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Ilove4chan
11/12/18 4:41:17 PM
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Remember at the height of the Iraq war, no one in this country knew Iraq was?
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PleaseClap
11/12/18 4:43:58 PM
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Anyone else remember Whats Aleppo?
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slimfizzle2
11/12/18 4:52:10 PM
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Ilove4chan posted...
Remember at the height of the Iraq war, no one in this country knew Iraq was?

Knew Iraq was what
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jpenny2
11/12/18 4:55:23 PM
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Which one of them is the Monopoly property?
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spudger
11/12/18 4:56:51 PM
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ImTheMacheteGuy posted...
But at least this will trigger liberals. Nothing is more important than that. The world could literally burn and the human race could go extinct, but if liberals get upset, it's all worthwhile.

Amen
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iPhone_7
11/12/18 4:57:32 PM
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I have a feeling that Trumps preparation for meetings with foreign leaders is a google search of top ten facts about country and even then he ****s that up
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Sayoria
11/12/18 5:01:15 PM
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"No one knows bulkheads are.... they are great people. They keep great threats away from entering our basements. I have been thinking of putting a few of you bulkheads with the great US Mexico wall we will be building. Using only the greatest bulkheads"
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slimfizzle2
11/12/18 5:02:45 PM
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jpenny2 posted...
Which one of them is the Monopoly property?

Ain't them the dog that saved Alaska
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Bio1590
11/12/18 6:17:35 PM
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This topic is kind of why I hate the 80-character limit, cause you can maybe say "Oh okay" to fucking up the Balkans and Baltics (because he's an idiot) but like that's not even the full story!

Attempting to give the current leaders of countries shit for something that happened in the 80s and 90s that they had nothing to do with...like what?
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gguirao
11/12/18 6:36:43 PM
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Stable genius right there.
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dirtycommunist
11/12/18 6:43:45 PM
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Bio1590 posted...
The leaders were reportedly confused by the presidents accusation, and it took them a minute to realize he had confused the Balkans and the Baltics.

lol I bet this is how every world leader feels when they meet him and see for themselves just how big of a dope he is. They think they know, from afar, but then they see the true extent of it right in front of them.
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JlM
11/12/18 6:43:57 PM
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Like....I don't understand how this happens.

I can understand how you confuse the two words. But to also have some sort of understanding about the wars in one place and accuse another of it...I just... jesus christ...
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Aressar
11/12/18 6:44:57 PM
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It's ok, the world outside of the US already knew Trump for the child that he is. We're all just waiting for his term to be over, so an adult can take over the American helm.
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Webmaster4531
11/12/18 6:46:14 PM
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Hitler just really hated American fruit juice.
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monkmith
11/12/18 6:46:15 PM
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this is what happens when the president refuses to to read briefings and instead shit tweets or watches fox news.
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CADE FOSTER
11/12/18 6:46:21 PM
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Why dont they give this idiot an ear piece and make him just repeat what his people say he is way to dumb to wing it
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UhOh_Hotdog
11/12/18 6:47:13 PM
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RebelElite791
11/12/18 6:48:13 PM
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UhOh_Hotdog posted...
Literally news madame President week. At, lmao.

Did SMAL just have a stroke
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SmidgeIsntBack
11/12/18 6:48:51 PM
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This bull honky has been going on for two years. Why doesn't he have dudes standing by to prevent this shit from happening?


Because he fire--sorry, he had other people fire those people. It's yes men all the way down.
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0AbsoluteZero0
11/12/18 6:51:13 PM
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RebelElite791 posted...
UhOh_Hotdog posted...
Literally news madame President week. At, lmao.

Did SMAL just have a stroke

I... yes, I think so.
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monkmith
11/12/18 6:52:15 PM
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CADE FOSTER posted...
Why dont they give this idiot an ear piece and make him just repeat what his people say he is way to dumb to wing it

'mr. trump, here's your briefin...'
"dont bother me, i have to tweet this thing i heard on fox news!!!"

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Samurontai
11/12/18 7:01:46 PM
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RebelElite791 posted...
UhOh_Hotdog posted...
Literally news madame President week. At, lmao.

Did SMAL just have a stroke


I think hes broken

Might have to get this one taken in for repairs
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EliteLevel
11/12/18 7:04:04 PM
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UhOh_Hotdog posted...
Literally news madame President week. At, lmao.


Are you feeling ok?
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Weezy_Tha_Don
11/12/18 7:08:41 PM
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UhOh_Hotdog posted...
Literally news madame President week. At, lmao.


someone call the paramedics, dude is stroking out
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metralo
11/12/18 7:10:08 PM
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CrimsonRage posted...
i don't understand how someone so obviously unqualified to be president isn't just kicked out on their ass.

millions of americans are even dumber than he is
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monkmith
11/12/18 7:18:16 PM
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metralo posted...
CrimsonRage posted...
i don't understand how someone so obviously unqualified to be president isn't just kicked out on their ass.

millions of americans are even dumber than he is

debatable, but none of them are president either...
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Webmaster4531
11/12/18 7:22:35 PM
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monkmith posted...
metralo posted...
CrimsonRage posted...
i don't understand how someone so obviously unqualified to be president isn't just kicked out on their ass.

millions of americans are even dumber than he is

debatable, but none of them are president either...

Many are elected Republicans is the problem.
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