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erronis

(15,257 posts)
Fri Jan 12, 2018, 10:11 AM Jan 2018

Can you match the Donald Trump insult to the country he insulted?

From The Guardian:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jan/12/can-you-match-donald-trump-insult-country-insulted

Donald Trump’s international diplomacy efforts have hit the headlines again, after he reportedly described several African and Central American nations as “shithole countries”.

Here are 12 other ways in which he has insulted a nation since he began campaigning for the US presidency.

Match the Trump insult to the country he insulted

When campaigning to be US president, of which country did Trump say: “Without us, gone!”

Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Turkey
Russia

According to Trump, where gives "no appreciation or respect" to the US, despite receiving hundreds of millions of dollars a year in aid?
Iraq
Turkey
Palestinian territories
Russia

Which state did Trump describe as a “corrupt and poorly run country”?
Turkey
Iran
Syria
Russia

Which country's infrastructure did Trump describe as a "disaster"?
Cuba
Mexico
Puerto Rico
Russia

Which country did Trump say sends rapists to the US?
Mexico
Cuba
Syria
Russia

Which country did Trump describe as "a dumping ground for the world"?
Germany
Mexico
US
Russia

Which European country is apparently "a total mess", according to Trump?
Sweden
Germany
France
Russia

To which country did Trump appoint an ambassador who had previously described that nation as having "no-go areas" and "politicians that are being burnt" due to Islam?
Sweden
Netherlands
Norway
Russia

Of which country did Trump say “we pay billions of dollars to for nothing”?
Iraq
Pakistan
India
Russia

Which country did Trump say looks "more and more like a paper tiger"?
US
North Korea
Iran
Russia

Which nation did Trump say the US could not continue to allow to “rape our country, and that's what they're doing”?
Mexico
Australia
China
Russia

Which nation did Trump describe as "depleted and food starved"?
North Korea
Iraq
Iran
Russia


In compiling this quiz we were unable to find any examples of insults directed at Russia.

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