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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(139,309 posts)
Sun Jul 5, 2026, 07:26 PM Sunday

Piggy threatens NATO on eve of summit

Nato allies must step up defence spending “immediately” or face consequences, the Trump administration said on the eve of a key summit.

US officials warned that many allies were “lagging behind” their pledge to spend 5 per cent of GDP on the military by 2035.

Sir Keir Starmer announced a £15bn uplift in defence spending this week but that will only raise the UK figure to 2.7 per cent of GDP by 2029.

Matt Whitaker, the US ambassador to Nato, said on Sunday night: “Some allies are doing more than others. Poland, the Nordic countries, the Baltic countries lead the way.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/trump-threatens-nato-on-eve-of-summit/ar-AA27gek4

Doesn't mean they'll buy them from us Donny-Shit-for-brains.

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chicoescuela

(3,398 posts)
1. Right, isn't that what it is all about? Buying from US defense companies that he, his family and friends are all
Sun Jul 5, 2026, 07:32 PM
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investors

erronis

(25,184 posts)
4. Ahh. The US ambassador to NATO is the "big dick toilet" salesman - Matt Whitaker
Sun Jul 5, 2026, 08:26 PM
Sunday
https://www.distractify.com/p/matthew-whitaker-toilet
It's a "specially designed bowl to help 'well-endowed men' avoid unwanted contact with porcelain or water."



https://www.congress.gov/116/meeting/house/108848/documents/HHRG-116-JU00-20190208-SD012.pdf
Matthew Whitaker served on the board of a company that
courted investors in time-travel cryptocurrencies, Bigfoot
dolls, and toilets designed for "well-endowed men."


And for some real hilarity, search on Emptywheel.net for Whitaker earlier attempts at being an "attorney general".

Norrrm

(6,292 posts)
8. What if you are well endowed but too poor to invest or buy his toilet?
Sun Jul 5, 2026, 11:36 PM
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applegrove

(134,112 posts)
6. What happened to that old goal of 5% of GDP going to less
Sun Jul 5, 2026, 09:52 PM
Sunday

developed nations? Bueller? ...... Bueller? .....

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