nothing, maybe some trade shit? It would make the leader in question look worse for stooping to his level
What would the realistic ramifications be, if some (EU) country leader told Trump to his face that he's stupid?
Submitted 2 months ago by inamorta345@lemmy.ml to [deleted]
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SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
FriendOfDeSoto@startrek.website 2 months ago
Trump is vindictive and petty. He would take revenge somehow. Whether it is just a very STABLE GENIUS tirade on lies.social or trade sanctions or a threat to invade the country is anybody’s guess. But they’re all on the table and he’s got the eternal memory of an elephant. That’s why every leader knows they have to go in with some honey first. They pay him a compliment or bring something he wants or likes. Then they can play hardball if they have to but you gotta appeal to the frail ego first. And that’s why few leadership people will call him stupid in public or even to his face. They will hide the stupid medicine in some rhetorical sugar until their country is economically and militarily independent from a Trump government.
I am no leader, praise the heavens, and I wouldn’t call him stupid. He’s uneducated in many areas outside real estate development. He’s got the interpersonal maturity of a 4yo. But he is street savvy and media savvy. There’s a reason why he is this popular with his followers.
GuyFawkes@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
They’d instantly gain the respect of roughly half of all Americans and probably most of the western world.
RowRowRowYourBot@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
It entirely depends on the nation in question. Putin could do it and slap Trump and it would be ok
NeoNachtwaechter@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Trump would not believe it, and so nothing would be gained from it.
starlinguk@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I’m sure the Danish PM told him when he called her about Greenland.
CaptPretentious@lemmy.world 2 months ago
You probably call them nasty people, probably say how he always knew, how you can’t trust them. Claim he would never act like that. Then probably put travel restrictions in place to prevent them from coming here and tariffs.
heavydust@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Trump is talking to the Americans. He has no diplomatic skills. He would reply “so are you” and the whole scene would broadcast on Fox and watchers would cheer. It would serve no purpose.