The Rupert Murdoch-owned Wall Street Journal mocked Donald Trump’s passive “sidewalk gawker” reaction to Vladimir Putin’s drones over Poland.
While Polish President Karol Nawrocki revealed on X that he had spoken with Trump about Tuesday’s incursion, the president’s only public reaction has been a single post on Truth Social, “What’s with Russia violating Poland’s airspace with drones? Here we go!”
The WSJ opinion escalates a clash between the White House and the news giant.
The WSJ leader—headlined “Putin Taunts Trump and NATO,” and written by the paper’s editorial board—noted NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte had described the foray as “absolutely reckless.” It lashed Trump, saying his post made him sound more like “a sidewalk gawker” than a president.
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