President Donald Trump mocked European countries over their immigration policies, calling them "Third World countries," according to a social media post reported by Asaf Rozentzweig (N12). The remark adds to a string of recent Trump criticisms of European partners on migration, trade, and burden-sharing.
President Donald Trump took aim at European countries again Saturday evening, mocking their approach to immigration and referring to them as "Third World countries," according to a social media post reported by journalist Asaf Rozentzweig (N12). The remark is the latest in a pattern of recent Trump broadsides against European allies on multiple fronts. As The Zioneer reported over the past weeks, Trump has expressed disappointment with Italy, the UK, and Germany (June 24), threatened a 100% tariff on countries imposing a digital services tax (June 27), and argued Europe should reimburse the U.S. for arms sent to Ukraine (June 19). The Saturday post revisits the migration theme specifically, though the exact platform and wording beyond the reported quote are not detailed in the single-source report. The White House has not issued a formal statement on the remark. Trump has used similar language before, including in a June 20 column by analyst Guy Bechor that said Trump called the U.S. itself a Third World country — though that was a commentator's assessment, not a direct presidential statement.
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