{"id":740614,"date":"2026-07-03T09:39:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T09:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/740614\/"},"modified":"2026-07-03T09:39:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T09:39:08","slug":"trump-says-u-s-maintaining-current-support-levels-for-nato-would-be-ridiculous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/740614\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump says U.S. maintaining current support levels for NATO would be “ridiculous”"},"content":{"rendered":"

President Trump said late Thursday it’s “ridiculous” for the United States to continue its “one sided” relationship with NATO. His remarks came less than a week before a NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey.<\/p>\n

Mr. Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform<\/a>: “They were not there for us!!!” and Washington’s relationship with NATO “is not reciprocal.” <\/p>\n

He has repeatedly lashed out<\/a> at European allies over their response to the war in Iran<\/a>, as several countries restricted the use of bases for U.S. forces, though he didn’t consult with them in advance or involve them in any planning for its economic and security fallout.<\/p>\n

The president has said he may try to pull the U.S. out of the alliance, though he would need Congress to approve<\/a> such a step.<\/p>\n

Mr. Trump insists he wants Europe to take the lead role for its own defense, and Washington has already moved to scale back commitments.<\/p>\n

His post on Thursday included a chart displaying NATO spending amounts, with the United States investing vastly more than the other member states depicted.<\/p>\n

Under pressure from Mr. Trump, NATO leaders agreed at a gathering last year to boost defense-related spending to five percent of GDP by 2035. <\/p>\n

The upcoming NATO summit, which will bring together 32 member states, will be held in the Turkish capital Tuesday and Wednesday. <\/p>\n

The alliance, founded in 1949, grew into a U.S.-led defense force credited with maintaining stability in Europe, keeping the Soviet Union at bay and solidifying Washington as a world power for decades to come.<\/p>\n

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