Trump Says U.S. Won't Defend NATO Allies Behind On Defense Spending: 'It's Common Sense'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

43% : Trump has taken issue with other countries paying less than the U.S. under the NATO guideline and suggested members should commit 5% of their GDP on defense, though no country has made such a commitment, including the U.S. The president, who has threatened to withdraw from NATO, has also questioned Article 5, which says that an attack on one NATO member is an attack on all of them.
26% : Trump, who has falsely claimed Ukraine started the war, has excluded Ukraine from peace talks between U.S. and Russian officials.
25% : Trump has repeatedly said the U.S. would not come to the defense of countries behind on defense spending.
13% : Trump Has Vowed To Reevaluate NATO And Reshape Global Trade: What He's Said About Foreign Policy (Forbes) Trump Again Doubles Down On NATO Comments, Calls Biden 'Uninformable' (Forbes)

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