Trump: Angela Merkel Is ‘Insane’ For Accepting So Many Refugees

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally held at the North Atlanta Trade Center, Saturday, Oct., 10, 2015, in Norcross, Ga. (AP Photo/John Amis)
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump called Angela Merkel, the chancellor of Germany, “insane” Sunday for accepting thousands of Syrian refugees.

Trump said that there were going to be riots in Germany.

“I always thought Merkel was, like, this great leader. What she’s done in Germany is insane. It’s insane,” he said Sunday on CBS’ “Face the Nation.”

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  1. Safe bet: If Trump’s agin’ it, it’s a good thing to be, do, or say.

  2. Trump brand foreign policy in action, even the simple stuff he screws up.

  3. Avatar for meta meta says:

    The Incredible Mr. Trumpley should start a new party.

  4. Avatar for sjk sjk says:

    The more Dump speaks, the more apparent it becomes that he’s a total fucking moron.

  5. Avatar for enon enon says:

    merkel’s actions are going to lead to some serious consequences; and the german people are headed for some deep soul-searching. their nationalists are growing in strength and confrontational tactics… and with the efforts to resettle tens/hundreds of thousands of refugees impacting the local communities (people are being evicted from their apartments to make available to them) the tension between all these factions is only going to grow worse. so it’s a legitimate issue to debate.

    but this idiot’s exploitation of what’s going on is disgraceful; and his continual targeting of ‘the other’ is feeding that fear and hate and is going to result in someone being killed.

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