Can Trump's 5 Percent Defense Spending Threshold Save NATO?

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

40% : "There are no Tariffs if you manufacture or build your product in the United States," Trump posted on Truth Social in February.
30% : " During his first term, Trump expressed his desire to withdraw the United States from NATO, though he ultimately did not take that step.
28% : The CIA believes that Eritrea and North Korea also surpass the 5 percent threshold, but a lack of government transparency makes these figures difficult to confirm.
24% : "The moment that Trump says, 'Oh, look, no one's spending 5 percent,' and he decides to then pull the U.S. out of NATO, that actually hurts allies more than perhaps having lower thresholds for defense spending.
17% : Trump has repeatedly criticized Washington's fellow NATO members for failing to take on proportional burden-sharing.

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