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Trump: If NATO members don't pay, US won't defend them

Mar 06, 2025 View Original Article
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    32% Somewhat Conservative

  • Reliability

    30% ReliableAverage

  • Policy Leaning

    82% Very Conservative

  • Politician Portrayal

    -19% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : Trump also mused on the U.S. treaty alliance with Japan, which he affirmed in a joint statement with Tokyo last month as poised "to grow stronger than ever.
62% : " Trump said he has been of this view for years and shared it with NATO allies during his 2017-2021 presidential term.
60% : " Trump said he viewed NATO as "potentially good" if what he saw as the spending issue could be fixed.
50% : "It's common sense, right," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.
49% : President Trump has made clear the commitment of the U.S. and his commitment personally to NATO, and it has also made clear the expectation that we in Europe must do more in terms of defense spending.
43% : Who makes these deals?" The remarks echoed comments Trump made during a 2019 visit to the country.
35% : They're supposed to," Trump said.
34% : Trump had affirmed the United States' commitments to the mutual defense of NATO as recently as last week during a press conference alongside British Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
29% : " In the Oval Office, Trump said NATO members were friends of his but questioned whether France or a "couple of others" would protect the United States in a moment of crisis.
26% : That's the way the deal reads," Trump said on Thursday.
13% : Trump: "If they don't pay; I'm not going to defend them" * Europeans agreed to increase spending on Thursday * Trump calls Japan alliance an 'interesting deal' (New throughout with Trump comments) By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON, March 6 (Reuters) -
13% : Trump's remarks could trigger alarm bells in capitals from Europe to Asia, where leaders were already worried about a withdrawal of U.S. security support after Trump clashed with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and showed greater willingness to deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

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