Trump Tells Europe To Put Its Big Boy Pants On
Every year, world leaders and world leader wannabes gather in Davos to congratulate themselves on their commitment to globalization, or shutting down coal plants, or anti-racism, or whatever.
The Davos summit is the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF), a think tank founded by Klaus Schwab. Davos claims it is “committed to improving the state of the world.” Certainly, European WEF members would like to think they’re improving the state of the world — even as they plunge their native countries into crisis.
President Donald Trump has interrupted the self-indulgent theatrics with typical Trump panache.
The Washington Examiner’s chief political correspondent, Byron York, summarized Trump’s message to Europe in four points.
In the first place, “Trump told Europe: You’re killing yourself with mass migration. Stop.” Migration remains a top issue for European leaders and voters, with countries competing to take less migrants than their neighbors.
In the second place, Trump told the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), “You’ve got to spend more on your own defense.” (Read more from “Trump Tells Europe To Put Its Big Boy Pants On” HERE)
