President Trump has long been a critic of NATO and believes Europe does not contribute enough to its own defense. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte agrees, and says 'that is going to happen.'
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The difference being NATO can no longer trust the US thanks to Trump and they won't buy our weapons anymore either. This is a bad headline NPR do better.
Trump is an absolute piece of shit but he’s not wrong about European countries not contributing enough to their own defense. There is an over reliance on the US for defense in Europe that should and will change.
True, AND this whole defence funding scramble is happening because Trump is unilaterally tearing up international agreements that the US signed decades ago.
Uh …. each country in NATO covers their own defense cost.
The communal cost is what he’s complaining about and the breakdown is based on each country’s Gross National Income. So naturally the US has been paying more of the cost.
Few countries in NATO hit the agreed target of 2% of GDP on military spending. This isn’t even up for debate it’s a known thing. Some countries are much better currently at preparing if mutual defense is needed than others.
First, yes they have already begun stepping up efforts, let’s hope the expected matches the results of 2%. Second, I’m not sure what in the hell you’re arguing here. I said EU countries have historically not spent the 2% which is true and that they should shoulder more of the burden.
America is going isolationist because trump wanted to go on an ego trip with his idiotic tariffs and the rest of the world is adjusting accordingly, nothing about trump says reliable on the world stage.
Just read report from White House reporter of recent meeting tween Rutte &Trump that was so off as to be worse than any he'd heard yet. Suggested send drugs to Netherlands, map would look better with Canada part of US, would Nato help him get Greenland, and on and on. Rutte really agreed, NPR?
Dear NATO:
Next time US Felon-in-chief Trump starts whining about how little you're spending; please view it through lens of a critic who's taken multiple bankrupcies, doesn't pay his bills resulting in multiple lawsuits and still owes money to US cities where he held rallies.
It’s one of the rare things Trump is correct on, but only that one specific thing, Canada and Europe have contributed less to NATO financially.
All that said, they’ve been stable dependent allies and is destroying those relationships because he has no idea how diplomacy (or anything really) works!
Get rid of NATO and they can both STFU! 🤬
Europe needs its own military alliance.. by and for Europe! Get the US troops out of Europe asap… can no longer be trusted as they are no longer allies but in cahoots with the enemy.
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Where has NPR been?
The communal cost is what he’s complaining about and the breakdown is based on each country’s Gross National Income. So naturally the US has been paying more of the cost.
Next time US Felon-in-chief Trump starts whining about how little you're spending; please view it through lens of a critic who's taken multiple bankrupcies, doesn't pay his bills resulting in multiple lawsuits and still owes money to US cities where he held rallies.
Jerk's a deadbeat.
All that said, they’ve been stable dependent allies and is destroying those relationships because he has no idea how diplomacy (or anything really) works!
Europe needs its own military alliance.. by and for Europe! Get the US troops out of Europe asap… can no longer be trusted as they are no longer allies but in cahoots with the enemy.
He’s a con artist. He has lied about substance and his own beliefs or motivations over and over again.