Trump, Harris deeply divided over NATO, Ukraine

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

74% : Trump told reporters before the meeting that he was honored to meet with the Ukrainian president but also said he has a "very good relationship" with Putin and added of peace talks, "it takes two to tango.
60% : "Zelensky met with Trump when he visited the U.S. in September.
55% : In an interview with the Economic Club of Chicago earlier this month, Trump said the U.S. was "spending almost 100 percent for NATO because we had all these delinquent countries" until he got into office.
46% : Both Biden and Trump have taken credit for the rise in NATO spending, but pressure has mounted since 2014 for all allies to meet at least 2 percent of GDP.
41% : Former President Trump and Vice President Harris have diverged sharply over how to handle Ukraine and NATO, with Harris pledging to continue strong support of Kyiv and engagement with allies, while Trump touts an isolationist approach.
38% : "Woodward writes that the former president, in the midst of the pandemic in 2020, sent COVID-19 tests to Putin at a time when those were desperately needed in the U.S., and that Trump has called the Russian leader at least seven times since leaving office.
33% : "He should never have let that war start," Trump said, apparently referring to Zelensky during an interview with PBD Podcast.
33% : In a February rally, Trump said he would encourage Russia to do "whatever the hell they want" to NATO members that did not pay up in defense spending.
29% : Harris has criticized Trump for his isolationist stance, warning in a February speech that "some" people look to "flout common understandings among nations, to embrace dictators and adopt their repressive tactics, and abandon commitments to our allies in favor of unilateral action.
28% : Harris has warned that Putin will attack more European nations if he is victorious in Ukraine, and she told Trump in a September debate that the Russian leader would "eat you for lunch.
26% : In his first term, Trump reportedly considered pulling the U.S. out of NATO.

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