Macron says France is a loyal ally as Trump questions NATO's mutual defence principle

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

69% : On Thursday, Trump said NATO was "potentially good" if what he saw as a spending issue could be fixed.
54% : " "President Trump has made clear the commitment of the US and his commitment personally to NATO, and it has also made clear the expectation that we in Europe must do more in terms of defence spending," Rutte added.
49% : "It's common sense, right," Trump told reporters on Thursday.
44% : " Trump also expressed uncertainty about whether NATO members would defend the US if the country were under attack, singling out France as an example of an ally he "wasn't sure" about. NATO allies, including France, did however come to the US' defence after the 11 September 2001 attacks on the World Trade Centre and Pentagon, when Article 5 was invoked and led to NATO's largest-ever military operation in Afghanistan.
40% : Trump has taken credit for countries meeting those because of his threats, with Stoltenberg himself saying the returning US president was responsible for getting other nations to increase their spending.
36% : " Trump added he had held this view since his first term, when similar comments prompted European members to increase their defence spending to meet the 2% target.
27% : Trump has repeatedly cast doubt since his 2016 presidential campaign that the US under his leadership might not comply with the alliance's mutual defence guarantees if members of the alliance did not increase their defence spending.
22% : On Thursday, Trump again cast doubt on whether Washington would defend its NATO allies if they did not pay what he believes was enough for their own defence.

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