“I warmly congratulate Donald J. Trump.
The EU and the US are more than just allies.
We are bound by a true partnership between our people, uniting 800 million citizens.
So let’s work together on a strong transatlantic agenda that keeps delivering for them”.
Sadly, Von Der Leyen has been happy to work with Meloni for a while now. I think she's showed us her true colours already.
@hlega @MBrandtner @EUCommission
No. This is very clear.
As per constitutional theory, the job of EU leadership is not to do the popular thing, but to do the right thing. The whole concept of representative democracy rests on the belief that we elect people who are smarter than we are, so that they can make more intelligent and foresighted decisions than we can.
Many people, including me, have criticisms of this theory. I personally think it doesn't really work as intended. However, if you ask what the job of elected representatives is at present under current constitutional theory, then there is no doubt as to the answer.
@passenger > crticism of this theory
I think the successful example of Swiss *direct* democracy agrees with your criticism.
If you think the average EU voter would have voted for Trump, you're wrong.
Also "Europe" and "EU" are not the same. They're an overlapping Venn diagram.
Ok we have a misunderstanding here... So you think the average EU voter wants Von der Leyen to congratulate Trump warmly even though they would have voted for Harris?
I mean it's possible. There might be enough people in the EU who either a) would have voted for Trump or b) would not have voted for him but still want the congratulations & the usual rules of decorum, even for a guy who was called a fascist by people who worked for him.
@EUCommission No hemos aprendido nada eh.
We didn't learn anything at all... 🤦🏽♂️
I thought it was premature too, since not all votes are counted, or certified, but the overwhelming majority of Billionaire-owned Press is calling Trump the winner, so ....
She tries to get on his good side, opportunistically?
Attached: 1 image Donald Trump's election is a profound threat to people and planet. There is no way that Scotland can have a normal relationship with a President who has shown such total contempt for democracy and truth. We must focus on building our relationship with the parts of the US that do respect human rights, reproductive rights, LGBTQ+ rights, that want to fight for better climate action, and that want to be our allies against Trump and his far-right agenda.
@ponda @EUCommission You live in a state of delusion if you think:
1. Trump will read those congratulations, or
2. Trump would be in the slightest bit moved by them if he did happen to read them.
They could simply have congratulated him. It's the word "warmly" everyone objects to.
Given Von Der Leyen's history, it's easy to imagine that this was her desired result in the election.
If Trump wants do that, he will. No matter whether Von der Leyen congratulated him warmly or not.
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ever thought of primarily using your very own platform and, eventually, put on X a screenshot of what you said here ?
That's very likely to become a platform owned by a member of USA governement
If this is european digital sovereignity
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