Churchill warned! Trump warned. And the lib-media mocked the messengers---PBS-2018---Trump scolded Germany for buying gas from Russia. Here’s what we know--Jul 11, 2018

Trump scolded Germany for buying gas from Russia. Here’s what we know--Jul 11, 2018

• "“Germany is totally controlled by Russia,” he said. “They will be getting between 60 and 70 percent of their energy from Russia and a new pipeline.”

But those numbers aren’t correct. 

• ...But Trump’s assertion that the pipeline will provide 60 to 70 percent of Germany’s energy is incorrect. While Russia will be able to increase the amount of natural gas it sells to Germany through the pipeline, Russian gas will only provide a sliver of the overall energy Germany needs. Germany’s energy comes from a diverse mix of oil, coal and renewables. Less than one fifth of the country’s power is powered by natural gas; at the moment, just 9 percent of the country’s power is generated by Russian gas.
• ...Trump complained Germany is “making Russia richer.”...“I think it is a very bad thing for NATO and I don’t think it should have happened and I think we have to talk to Germany about it.” From Trump’s perspective, trading with adversaries is bad business..."