Russia Can ‘Do Whatever’ They Want to NATO Nations That Don’t Pay: Trump

Only seven of the 31 NATO member nations spent 2 percent of their GDP on defense in 2022 as required.
Russia Can ‘Do Whatever’ They Want to NATO Nations That Don’t Pay: Trump
Former President Donald J. Trump greets his supporters after speaking at the National Rifle Association in Harrisburg, Pa., on Feb. 9, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times
Naveen Athrappully
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Former President Donald Trump suggested at a rally that under his presidency, NATO nations that fail to fulfill their financial obligations toward the military alliance would not receive help from the United States even when attacked by Russia.

“NATO was busted until I came along. I said, everybody’s going to pay,” President Trump said during a rally in South Carolina on Saturday. “They said, ‘Well, if we don’t pay, are you still going to protect us?’ I said, ‘Absolutely not.’ They couldn’t believe the answer.”
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