President Trump: NATO Allies Should 2X Defense Spending Targets

Reinhard Krause/Reuters President Donald Trump's rhetoric on the NATO alliance has often been misleading, and he has distorted how the historic alliance is funded and operates. NATO is based on the notion of collective defense, whic.....»»

U.S. President Donald Trump said NATO allies had no choice but to increase their military spending, repeating his demand that all those in the alliance meet the target of spending 2% of GDP a year on defense......»»

U. S. military allies have increased their defense spending by 3.82% over the past year, since President Donald Trump called for more contributions, according to figures released by NATO......»»

European leaders brace for a tense meeting this week with a U.S. president who is imposing tariffs and chiding the allies for not spending more on their own defense. Trump advisers say the president is just trying to rebalance the relationship......»»

The Trump Impact: NATO Allies are Hiking Defense Spending Sunday, US NATO Ambassador Kay Bailey Hutchison praised President Donald Trump for “making an impact,” and is the 1st in 3 administrations to g.....»»

The NATO summit opened to an acrimonious start as President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel exchanged barbs over Berlin’s defense spending and support for a major gas deal with Russia......»»

President Donald Trump pressured allies at the NATO summit Wednesday to double the defense spending target to 4% of gross domestic product, while bashing Germany for its military spending and support for a major gas deal with Russia......»»

President Donald Trump pressured allies at the NATO summit Wednesday to double the defense spending target to 4% of gross domestic product, while bashing Germany for its military spending and support for a major gas deal with Russia......»»

President Donald Trump pressured allies at the NATO summit Wednesday to double the defense spending target to 4% of gross domestic product, while bashing Germany for its military spending and support for a major gas deal with Russia......»»

President Donald Trump pressured allies at the NATO summit Wednesday to double the defense spending target to 4% of gross domestic product, while bashing Germany for its military spending and support for a major gas deal with Russia......»»

U.S. President Donald Trump hailed a personal victory at a NATO summit on Thursday, saying allies had sharply increased defense spending commitments after he provoked a crisis session with a tirade at European leaders. Scarlett Cvitanovich reports......»»

President trump has made a habit of berating America’s NATO allies for not spending enough on defense. But while Trump and his.....»»

NATO’s civilian chief said there may be “strong language” over Europe’s defense spending from President Donald Trump at a summit next month but said he remained convinced of the U.S. leader’s commitment to the 29-nation alliance......»»

Days before he heads to Europe for a meeting with NATO allies, President Trump continued ​to hector members of the alliance for not paying their fair share of defense costs​ and called on them to “do much more.”.....»»

President Donald Trump on Monday sent out attacks on various targets over Twitter ahead of the announcement of his nominee for the Supreme Court......»»

Reuters/Christine Hartmann President Donald Trump's four-nation European tour has allies fretting over the risk of damage he.....»»

President Donald Trump is beginning a seven-day tour through Europe that will start with him confronting NATO allies over military spending and end with a summit with President Vladimir Putin......»»

President Donald Trump leveled fresh criticism against allies over their military spending as he headed off on seven-day tour through Europe that begins with a NATO gathering and ends with a summit with President Vladimir Putin......»»

The NATO summit opened to an acrimonious start as President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel exchanged heated barbs over Berlin’s defense spending and support for a major gas deal with Russia......»»

President Donald Trump told NATO leaders that they should double their defense spending from the current target by 2024 of 2% of GDP to 4%, according .....»»