The White House trade adviser basically just said there's a special place in hell for Justin Trudeau
W.H. trade adviser Peter Navarro: "There’s a special place in hell for any foreign leader that engages in bad faith diplomacy with Pres. Donald J. Trump and then tries to stab him in the back on the way out ... that’s what bad faith Justin Trudeau did."
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...for me, world leaders deserve our respect until they give us a reason to not respect them. And that reason should not be that they are not 100% "pro-Trump." Disagreeing with Trump is not an "attack" on Trump. Unfortunately, he'll never see it that way, and he will always go for the knee-jerk reaction and "strike back."
NO leader is "perfect."
That's partially due to the fact that no individual is "perfect."
But you look at the whole package, you look at the tone of International relationships over time.
Take a guy like Kim, for example.
BY ELEANOR ROSS ON 2/28/17 AT 7:04 AM
http://www.newsweek.com/kim-jong-un-execution-officials-anti-aircraft-gun-561952
Five North Korean officials were executed using an anti-aircraft gun after allegedly making false reports that “enraged” leader Kim Jong Un, according to Bloomberg. The report of the execution came from the South Korean Information agency, which has not always provided reliable information on its northern neighbors.
Those killed were reportedly at deputy minister level, and worked under Kim Won Hong, who was purged from his position as state security chief in January. According to South Korean officials he was placed under house arrest. Officials say a statue of Kim Jong Un’s father, Kim Jong Il, was removed from Kim Won Hong’s garden because they “don’t deserve to have the statue,” according to CNN. Kim Won Hong ran North Korea’s network of prison camps and civilian surveillance infrastructure.
South Korea’s intelligence service briefed lawmakers during discussions about the assassination of Kim Jong Nam.
The intelligence agency did not reveal how it obtained its information, but the Institute for National Security Strategy—a South Korean think tank—describes Kim Jong Un’s reign as one of “terror.” A report on the “misgoverning of Kim Jong Un’s five years in power,” suggests that Kim executes people to obtain a tighter grasp on his government, and that he has executed 340 people since coming to power in 2011, including his uncle in 2013. Reports abound the executions are imaginative, and have included dogs eating prisoners alive, and flame-throwers.
THIS is someone who is not deserving of my respect, and he certainly doesn't deserve the recognition he's long desired on the "World Stage." And Trump is handing that to him, gift-wrapped in a lovely little bow.
I think most of us who are not wearing the red hats feel ashamed and embarrassed over the way G7 played out. Trudeau did NOT "make Trump look weak." Trump did that all by himself. Like I said, I can't speak for the entire U.S., and having said that, please accept my apology for unconscionable treatment that you and your fellow Canadians absolutely did not deserve.
