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This can't be real
Real tweet, fake text... no way any NATO leader would say "Europe is going to pay BIG" it's just too Trump. Same with the incessant comma splices.
But big congrats to Trump for ruining the information space so completely that I genuinely cannot tell what's real anymore.
AP is reporting this as real
I would love and hate to see proof that Mark Rutte really texted this to Trump.
The "Truth" post is 100% real, inarguably, but I haven't seen anyone reporting the picture is of a real message from Rutte to Trump.
E: never mind that is... apparently Rutte's office has confirmed the message is really from Rutte????
?????
I need to go lie down.
I'm confused why people are surprised at this, to be honest. It's entirely expected.
I can tell you as a Dutchman, reading this I could hear Mark Rutte's voice and it aligns with his anglophile suck-up character.
I couldn't see him writing it any other way.