President Donald Trump spoke to counterpart Jair Bolsonaro on the phone Friday, the same day the Brazilian president authorized his country's army to assist in fighting massive wildfires currently consuming parts of the Amazon rainforest.
Just spoke with President @JairBolsonaro of Brazil. Our future Trade prospects are very exciting and our relationship is strong, perhaps stronger than ever before. I told him if the United States can help with the Amazon Rainforest fires, we stand ready to assist! "We share the Brazilian government's concerns about the Amazon forest fires and their impact on the region's communities and natural resources," the spokesperson added.
"I had an excellent conversation today with the President @realDonaldTrump. Relations between Brazil and the U.S. are better than ever," he tweeted in Portuguese."We have a mutual desire to launch a major trade negotiation soon to promote the prosperity of our peoples. While it's unclear if the fires were natural or deliberately set, Bolsonaro's government has called for a double-digit increase in deforestation, according to The Associated Press. He went on the offensive and blamed nongovernmental organizations for intentionally setting the fires to make him look bad -- a claim for which he offered no evidence.
Must rake
The Amazon is 1.4 billion acres. If 1.6 million acres burn that’s about 0.01% of the forest. The Amazon has between 40,000-80,000 fires every year and they don’t cause a dent. This is considered a large fire and it’s still going to be just fine. You people crazy as hell.
Trump to the rescue.
Must be telling him the forest is a waste land, and to let it burn, who needs oxygen anyway.
The left defines “controversial” as any center-right leaning politician or Christian. Think about that, those who say there is no bias in media.
What did that moron say, the the jungles should be raked?
Did he recommend water
Bolsonaro is largely responsible for creating the conditions that favored the widespread setting of fires by cattle ranchers and soy farmers, to open more forest for farming:
Are they going to shoot it?
Bolsonaro is ignoring the fires so that he can ultimately develop the land.
Bring on the rakes.
controversial who? 57 million votes! controversial where?
👏🙂 realDonaldTrump
Dumb and dumber?
Can’t believe those activists would stoop so low as to burn the forests.
They're going to keep setting fires together so they can mine for minerals and drill for oil together in the deforestated areas of the rainforest.
Crazy talk to crazy
Bolsonaro = Nero = Hitler = Fake = rigged elections 2018
Talks? WTFH?
Who decided he was controversial? ABC?
I bet he told him they should have been raking the jungle floor to prevent the fires!
realDonaldTrump should tell the Brazilian President how he was able to stop the wild fire in California with rakes.
I wonder if he’s asking him if Brazil rakes its Forrest’s.
SOS BRAZIL
😂😂😂
Did he give him the rake lecture?
Enfin quelqu'un qui 'semble' faire quelque chose, pourvu que ça marche, enfin un président que j'apprécie, même s'il était contre la COP 21 de Paris,...j'attends la suite désespérement et opiniatrement, on s'approche un peu des droits de l'hommiesque, merci Macron
Let me guess, rakes? IdiotInChief
Get it right. He talked 'trade' for 3/4s of the conversation then brought up the fires as an afterthought. Trump has his priorities.
So, they set fires in their country......and we’re all supposed to tell them to stop. Sure. That’ll work.
Did Trump tell the firefighters to be quick? Because European firefighters are awfully slow, and the ones extinguishing Notre Dame were only quick because Trump told them so.
Donald Trump is probably going to give him advice on how to start more
POS leaders in South America, reason why so many fleeing there country
From the meeting transcript: 'Why are they burning so slowly?' Trump asked. 'Sad.' Trump added.
Vaping the world with all forest flavors.
Two controversial leaders; it sures means quite a discussion. As for solutions...!
newschannelnine Controversial is the new word for someone who doesn’t bow to the radical left.
They should have had the natives raking the rainforest.😂
Putting out the Amazonian rain forest fires is more important than just talking about them.
Maybe some rakes would help in future.
There's nothing controversial about him. He just wants to cater to his selfish desire to remain popular with the farmers, and the world be damned.
Bolsanaro must be grateful to talk to such an expert in fires. Guess he advised raking😁
Did he tell them they should have been raking the forest?
God is speaking to you.
Hitlernaro is going to give Amazon to EUA...
'Jair! How are you? Did you get those pics I sent you of my latest crowds?'
Controversial is the new word for FASCIST. OUT WITH BOLSONARO!
Jair Bolsonaro is the President of Brazil. Not the “Controversial Brazilian Leader” don’t be bias or political in your headings
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