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Doodley

(9,938 posts)
Fri Sep 13, 2024, 02:00 AM Friday

Germany responds to Donald Trump's deranged debate lies.


Germany is denying an assertion made by former President Donald Trump during the presidential debate Tuesday about the country's renewable energy industry.

"You believe in things like we're not going to frack, we're not going to take fossil fuel, we're not going to do things that are going to be strong, whether you like it or not," Trump said in his debate against Vice President Kamala Harris. "Germany tried that, and within one year, they were back to building normal energy plants."

But on Wednesday, Germany's Federal Foreign Office decided to issue a rebuttal, echoing the former president's language.

"Like it or not: Germany's energy system is fully operational, with more than 50% renewables," the Federal Foreign Office shared on X. "And we are shutting down – not building – coal & nuclear plants. Coal will be off the grid by 2038 at the latest."

The German Foreign Office also poked at Trump for another comment he made during the debate.

"PS: We also don't eat cats and dogs," it concluded, referring to Trump's debunked claim that Haitian migrants had eaten pets in Springfield, Ohio. The town's authorities have said that there have not been credible reports about migrants targeting pets.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/germany-responds-to-donald-trumps-debate-comments-on-energy-with-a-dash-of-sarcasm/
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Germany responds to Donald Trump's deranged debate lies. (Original Post) Doodley Friday OP
Trump trying to start MFM008 Friday #1
Shows why world leaders call him a disgrace. Doodley Friday #2
They have President Kennedy avenue streets... Justice matters. Friday #7
Europe knows the orange felon is a Russian asset. BlueWavePsych Friday #9
Good on Germany.. TY! Cha Friday #3
+1 pat_k Friday #4
He is a national embarrassment. GoodRaisin Friday #5
This is embarrassing. In America? dmr Friday #6
Kamala musclecar6 Friday #8

MFM008

(19,959 posts)
1. Trump trying to start
Fri Sep 13, 2024, 02:08 AM
Friday

An international incident, this should show you exactly the way he interacts with world leaders and how he should never be back in the Oval Office again.

dmr

(28,546 posts)
6. This is embarrassing. In America?
Fri Sep 13, 2024, 03:01 AM
Friday

A presidential candidate, speaking before the world, in a presidential debate, says something so absurd about another nation ... that that nation feels it must set the record straight to the rest of the world.

I would be willing to bet that Germany's rebuttal is the very first in our nation's history.

America: Proud. Brave. Strong. Intelligent.

TSF is stealing our wonderful heritage right from under our noses each time he opens his putrid mouth.

musclecar6

(1,826 posts)
8. Kamala
Fri Sep 13, 2024, 03:57 AM
Friday

Handled him perfectly. She calld him out, insulted him accurately and last but not least, laughed at him. Just like Obama did at that televised dinner at the White House in 2011. As Kelly said, a very very evil person.
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