Europe Furious Over Insults In Leaked Group Chat

Politico Europe reports:

Sometimes it’s better not to know what your so-called friends say behind your back. Case in point: When your closest ally calls you “PATHETIC,” accuses you of “free-loading” and says you should be made to pay for something you never knew they were going to do. British and European officials and diplomats reacted with a mix of hurt and anger to the leak of private messages between top figures in Trump’s government.

Vice President JD Vance said he hated “bailing out Europe again” by launching the military action to protect shipping, mainly to benefit European trade. Defense secretary Pete Hegseth replied to Vance: “I fully share your loathing of European free-loading. It’s PATHETIC. In fact, the planned air strikes detailed in the private Signal app group were supported by British refueling aircraft.

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