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Dutch PM criticised after calling out 'white wine sipping elites'
2019-01-14
[Al Jazeera] Mark Rutte said 'white wine sipping elites in Amsterdam' are not giving US President Trump a fair chance.

Rutte made the comments during an appearance on Buitenhof, a weekly TV show focused on Dutch politics that aired on Sunday.

"In this world, international structures are absolutely necessary, but sometimes it p***** me off when I hear white wine sipping elites in Amsterdam saying 'well, Trump, he is so wrong'," Rutte said.

"Why don't we make use of his presence, because he brings to attention the parts that aren't great about multilateralism, even though I am a supporter of that because the Netherlands are dependant on that same multilateralism," he added.

Shortly before those comments, Rutte also mentioned the "elites in Amsterdam" in relation to climate goals.
Posted by:Fred

#3  By the Bay, in the day, it was gay
As they sucked up the new Chardonnay,
While today there are lines
For more interesting wines
Like, say, Fumé... er, Pouilly-Fumé.
Posted by: Snolump Schwarzeneggar1877   2019-01-14 21:40  

#2  Well, it depends on whether he was referring to wine-sipping-elites who are white, or elitists who sip white whine.
Posted by: Bobby   2019-01-14 16:58  

#1  Plagarism! Randy Cross first used that insult about 49er fans sitting on their hands at games. Unlike Philly fans who throw their Ripple bottles....
Posted by: Sonny Cheth8290   2019-01-14 13:57  

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