Trump casts doubt on NATO solidarity, despite it aiding the U.S. after Sept. 11

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

37% : It's very unfair, what's been happening," Trump said.
37% : Trump has taken credit for countries meeting those targets because of his threats, and Stoltenberg himself has said Trump was responsible for getting other nations to increase their spending.
34% : Trump also suggested that the U.S. might abandon its commitments to the alliance if member countries don't meet defense spending targets, a day after his pick for NATO ambassador assured senators that the administration's commitment to the military alliance was "ironclad.
32% : Trump said Thursday in the Oval Office that other countries would not come to the defense of the U.S. - though they have done exactly that, in the only instance that the Article 5 defense guarantee was invoked.
26% : " Trump has suggested since his 2016 presidential campaign that the U.S. under his leadership might not comply with the alliance's mutual defense guarantees and would only defend countries that met targets to commit 2% of their gross domestic products on military spending.
24% : Trump on Thursday also seemed to suggest the U.S. commitment to NATO might be leveraged in his trade war as he seeks to target what he says are unfair trade policies with other nations, including the European Union.

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