Taking Trump Seriously About NATO
A Donald Trump presidency would be a catastrophe for NATO and should serve as a wake-up call to the European Union regarding its own defense. Too many EU NATO members fall short of their defense-spending commitments, partly owing to German-imposed austerity and obsession with fiscal rectitude.
WARSAW – A Donald Trump presidency would be a catastrophe for NATO and the West. Aside from threatening to withdraw the United States from the North American Free Trade Agreement and to start a trade war with China, Trump praises Russian President Vladimir Putin and suggests that America should not honor its commitment to defend its NATO allies unless they pay more for that protection.