Donald Trump claims that if he receives fair treatment, the United States could stay in NATO.
Donald Trump considers leaving NATO.
He president-elect of the United States, Donald Trumpsaid this Sunday in an interview with NBC that he would consider the possibility of the United States abandoning the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) if member countries do not “pay their bills”.
“If they are paying their billsand if I think they are treating us fairly, the answer is: absolutely, I would stay with NATO,” he said in his first television interview after his victory in the November 5 elections, but noted that otherwise he would consider your country withdraws.
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trump pointed out in the program “Meet the Press”, which was pre-recorded and broadcast this Sunday, that the NATO He “takes advantage” of the United States, a message that he reiterated on several occasions already in his first term (2017-2021), a period in which he had a tense relationship with the organization.
Meanwhile, the Republican noted that the NATO takes advantage of USA in contributions to the Alliance, despite the fact that his country is the one that defends them, while Europe does not give them fair commercial treatment, in his opinion.
“I managed to get hundreds of billions of dollars allocated to the NATO simply with a tough attitude. I told the countries: ‘I’m not going to protect you unless you pay.‘, and they began to pay. And that amounted to more than 600,000 million dollars,” added the magnate, referring to his first term.
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The NATOcreated after World War II and during the Cold War, committed in 2014 to having its members spend at least 2 percent of GDP on defense, something that Trump has pushed for it to be achieved, although he has also considered that the ideal percentage should be 4%.. EFE
