President Donald Trump criticized NATO member states for what he described as significant gaps in their defense spending compared to the United States, Israeli media report. The remarks come as pressure on alliance allies to increase military budgets continues.
President Donald Trump attacked NATO member states on Thursday over what he described as wide gaps in their defense expenditures relative to the U.S. The remarks, reported by Asaf Rozentzweig (N12), underscore the administration's ongoing demands that alliance allies increase military spending to meet shared burden-sharing goals. Trump's criticism follows a year-long push by Washington for NATO members to allocate 5% of GDP to defense, a target most members have reportedly not yet met, as The Zioneer previously reported.
2 developments
- DevelopingTrump says NATO allies agreed to spend 5% of GDP on defense a year ago, most have not met target
- StrongNATO's Rutte credits Trump with spurring $1.2 trillion in European, Canadian defense spending
- DevelopingHegseth presses European NATO allies to end 'free riding' on US military
- DevelopingGerman Chancellor Merz says European nations understand they must do more within NATO
Source and signal
- Internal intake