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Former US President Donald Trump has made it clear that if he returns to the White House, the US will not leave NATO as long as Europe plays its part in the military alliance.
The Republican was asked on Tuesday by moderator and Brexit campaigner Nigel Farage about his position on the defense alliance in an interview with the right-wing British broadcaster GB News. Farage wanted to know whether America would remain in NATO if the other member states ‘played fair’. Trump responded: “Yes. 100 percent.”
However, European countries should not benefit from American support, Trump said. “The United States must pay its fair share, not everyone else’s.” We must not forget that NATO is more important for Europe than for the US, because there is an ocean, “a nice, big, beautiful ocean” between the US and “some problems” in Europe.
Trump expressed doubts about NATO
Trump is a proven critic of NATO. During his term from 2017 to 2021, Trump repeatedly publicly threatened to withdraw the US from the alliance. He sharply criticized his members for failing to meet defense spending targets. Like no other, he expressed doubts about whether the transatlantic defense alliance founded in 1949 had a future. For example, he repeatedly questioned whether the US would meet its obligation to provide military assistance in an emergency.
It wasn’t until February that the Republican presidential candidate caused a stir with a statement about NATO at a campaign event. He said he would not provide protection from Russia to NATO partners that do not meet their financial obligations. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg responded clearly: “Any suggestion that the allies will not defend each other undermines our entire security, including that of the US, and increases the risk to American and European soldiers.” (SDA)
Source: Blick
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