The Wall Street Journal spilled a lot of pixels and ink in an opinion piece masqueraded as news that purported to answer its question of whether loose lips can sink an alliance.
[Republican Primary Presidential candidate Donald] Trump’s recent broadsides against European members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization for not spending sufficiently on defense raised the question of whether shaming allies strengthens or weakens the alliance.
And this, an opinion masqueraded by the article’s writer as fact—all too typical in this article:
Trump’s recent comments crossed a line, even if they were inflated with campaign-trail hyperbole.