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US Likely Doesn’t Have to ‘Be There’ for NATO, Trump Says

President Donald Trump said most European allies ‘weren’t there’ for the United States during the conflict with Iran.
US Likely Doesn’t Have to ‘Be There’ for NATO, Trump Says
President Donald Trump speaks at the FII PRIORITY Summit at the Faena Hotel in Miami Beach, Fla., on March 27, 2026. Nathan Howard/Getty Images
Kimberly Hayek
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President Donald Trump said on March 27 that the United States likely doesn’t have to “be there” for NATO and that the alliance has provided little to no material support to U.S. military efforts against the Iranian regime.

Trump made the comments while addressing questions at the Future Investment Initiative Institute summit at the Faena Forum in Miami Beach, Florida.

Kimberly Hayek
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Kimberly Hayek is a reporter for The Epoch Times. She covers California news and has worked as an editor and on scene at the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2018 migrant caravan crisis.