https://www.foxnews.com/politics/bolton-touts-spending-by-nato-allies-after-trump-push-unequaled-triumph
National Security Adviser John Bolton said Tuesday that an increase in defense spending from NATO allies, after pressure from President Trump, marked a significant victory for the United States and made the alliance stronger.
"The statistics that the NATO secretary general has given us indicate that the Trump push, and that's what it is, to get NATO members to spend more has resulted in, based on his calculation, over the past two years in $100 billion more being spent by our European allies on defense," he said. "This is an unequaled triumph and I would argue it makes NATO stronger and that's exactly what we should be doing."
Arguing that an “America First” policy can lead to stronger results abroad, he pointed to Trump’s repeated public calls for NATO members to meet their commitment to spend at least 2 percent of their GDP on defense. The U.S spends approximately 3.5 percent.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in an address to Congress in April that Trump’s message was having an impact.
“After years of reducing defense budgets, all allies have stopped the cuts and all allies have increased their defense spending. Before they were cutting billions, now they are adding billions,” he said.
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Trump essentially told NATO that the US wasn't picking up the tab anymore, and they had to buy their own drinks from now on.
As it should be.
National Security Adviser John Bolton said Tuesday that an increase in defense spending from NATO allies, after pressure from President Trump, marked a significant victory for the United States and made the alliance stronger.
"The statistics that the NATO secretary general has given us indicate that the Trump push, and that's what it is, to get NATO members to spend more has resulted in, based on his calculation, over the past two years in $100 billion more being spent by our European allies on defense," he said. "This is an unequaled triumph and I would argue it makes NATO stronger and that's exactly what we should be doing."
Arguing that an “America First” policy can lead to stronger results abroad, he pointed to Trump’s repeated public calls for NATO members to meet their commitment to spend at least 2 percent of their GDP on defense. The U.S spends approximately 3.5 percent.
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in an address to Congress in April that Trump’s message was having an impact.
“After years of reducing defense budgets, all allies have stopped the cuts and all allies have increased their defense spending. Before they were cutting billions, now they are adding billions,” he said.
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Trump essentially told NATO that the US wasn't picking up the tab anymore, and they had to buy their own drinks from now on.
As it should be.
