Trump calls harsh NATO rhetoric 'a negotiation'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

45% : Trump -- who often brags that he could end the two-year-old war on his first day in office -- told GB News he would be able to negotiate with Russia's President Vladimir Putin.
38% : "They can use it -- I don't care if they use it -- because what I'm saying is that's a form of negotiation," Trump said.
35% : Trump, who is running for reelection, regularly criticizes NATO but launched his most extreme broadside yet in February, saying he would "encourage" Russia to attack members that had not met their financial obligations.
26% : Donald Trump said Tuesday his remarks downplaying his commitment to NATO were merely a negotiating tactic to get member nations to pay more towards the alliance's collective defense.
25% : It was the most unfair thing," Trump told GB News.

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