NATO boss says Trump is putting lives at risk for 'encouraging' Russia to attack

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

70% : At the rally Trump said: 'I would encourage them
58% : The latest comments come as Trump and his team are increasingly confident he will lock up the nomination in the coming weeks following commanding victories in the first votes of the 2024 Republican nominating calendar.
44% : UNLESS IT IS DONE AS A LOAN, NOT JUST A GIVEAWAY," Trump wrote on his social media network in all-caps letters.
40% : You gotta pay your bills.'Earlier Saturday, Trump called for the end of foreign aid "WITHOUT "STRINGS" ATTACHED," arguing that the U.S. should dramatically curtail the way it provides money.
28% : Trump is the current Republican front-runner and said that as president he "would encourage" Russia "to do whatever the hell they want" to countries that he said are "delinquent".
23% : In campaign speeches, Trump has remained sceptical of organisations such as Nato, questioning the billions that the US spends on the military alliance whose support has been critical to Ukraine's fight against Russia's invasion.
18% : Now, NATO's secretary general and former Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg has hit back at Trump's comments saying that any attack will be met with a "united and forceful" response and that "any suggestion that allies will not defend each other undermines all of our security, including that of the US, and puts American and European soldiers at increased risk."Read more:Donald Trump says he would 'encourage' Russia to attack NATO allies in chilling World War 3 threatAt the rally, Trump said: "You didn't pay?
2% : Donald Trump admitted he would "encourage" Russia to attack NATO alliesThe boss of NATO has said that Donald Trump may put US and EU lives at risk after the former president admitted he would "encourage" Russia to attack NATO allies.

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