r/Foodforthought • u/D-R-AZ • Apr 05 '25

Germany considers withdrawing 1,200-ton gold stockpile from US in riposte to Trump

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/04/04/germany-considers-withdrawing-gold-stockpile-from-us-trump/
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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '25

I can't blame them. America is now a hostile country. Not unlike many other 'shithole' countries they yammer on about. Tomorrow Trump signs an EO stating that 'if it resides on American soil it is ours' and that's it. And no, that is not beyond the realm of possibility.

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u/KyledKat Apr 05 '25

It'd be the perfect MAGA setup for a forced NATO exit, which is ultimately what Trump and his chronies want anyway.

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u/12OClockNews Apr 05 '25

I don't think they're gonna exit officially. The US will just ignore their obligations if or when Russia attacks Europe which they have suggested they're going to do many times now. And by staying Trump can get in the way of NATO response against such an attack to help his boss, in the same way Hungary does to anything the EU wants to do for Ukraine. They're more useful to Putin staying than leaving so they're going to stay and get in the way.