Europe "has never treated us well," Trump says

Welp.

During a maniacal Rose Garden event Tuesday in which he also attacked former VP Joe Biden, President Donald Trump says Europe "has never treated us well," and the European Union was created to compete with the United States.

That's it.

That's the blog post.

Trump says we're in competition with many places, including "Europe, which has never treated us well." He repeats his false claim that the EU was formed "to take advantage of the United States."

- Daniel Dale (@ddale8) July 14, 2020

President Trump just claimed Europe "has never treated us well," and the European Union was created to compete with the United States.

Just incredible.

- David Gura (@davidgura) July 14, 2020

Oh, the European Union?

No, it was not created to hurt the United States. In fact, the US helped and encouraged its creation.

The president's grasp of history is ... not great.

- S.V. Date (@svdate) July 14, 2020

This has gone from a barely veiled campaign speech from the Rose Garden to an explicit one, with Trump attacking Biden by name.

- Daniel Dale (@ddale8) July 14, 2020