Trump Warns NATO Allies: No Defense Support Without Adequate Spending

Mar 07, 2025 Komal Das

Trump warned NATO allies to boost defense spending, saying, "If you don't pay, we won't defend," and claimed this increased contributions

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Trump questioned NATO's Article 5, saying, "If they don't pay, I'm not going to defend them"

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Trump questioned NATO's fairness, doubting allies' support for the US, while his nominee called the commitment "ironclad"

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Trump urged raising NATO defense spending to 5%, though only 23 of 32 members meet the 2% goal

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Trump considered favoring big NATO spenders. Sweden and Finland joined amid the Ukraine war

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