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demmiblue

(36,712 posts)
Wed Jul 11, 2018, 12:15 PM Jul 2018

Trump suggests NATO allies raise target spending to 4 percent [View all]

Source: The Hill

President Trump suggested Wednesday that NATO allies should increase their defense spending from 2 percent of their gross domestic product (GDP) to 4 percent.

"During the President’s remarks today at the NATO summit he suggested that countries not only meet their commitment of 2% of their GDP on defense spending, but that they increase it to 4%. The President raised this same issue when he was at NATO last year," White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said in a statement.

"President Trump wants to see our allies share more of the burden and at a very minimum meet their already stated obligations," she added. Bulgarian President Rumen Radev first told a national radio station that Trump had raised the prospect of a heightened spending commitment during a meeting with world leaders at the NATO summit.

“NATO is not a [market] at which one can buy security. But yes, on the other hand, President Trump is right, as each country should build its effective capabilities, and the unwillingness with which Bulgaria spends money on defense is obvious,” Radev said, according to Bloomberg.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/396485-trump-suggests-nato-allies-raise-target-spending-level



AP Live coverage:

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President Donald Trump has suggested that NATO allies commit to spending 4 percent of their GDP on defense, up from the current goal of 2 percent by 2024.

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders confirms Trump raised the idea at a closed-door meeting with fellow NATO leaders Wednesday in Brussels.

It's unclear by what date he'd like to see the increase.

Trump has been pressing member countries to spend more on defense, accusing them of freeloading off the U.S.

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If this is true, Trump is out of his mind (NT) louis c Jul 2018 #1
+ 100 n/t MBS Jul 2018 #3
Doesn't really matter if this is true or not (it probably is). lark Jul 2018 #5
Hmmm JustAnotherGen Jul 2018 #2
Wouldn't it be easier if Vlad made these announcements instead of Trump? Botany Jul 2018 #4
I don't disagree at all JustAnotherGen Jul 2018 #11
Russia/Soviet Union has been and still is working to split the US from NATO for 40+ years Botany Jul 2018 #13
Yeah - I know JustAnotherGen Jul 2018 #16
One of their leaders should stand up a speak the truth .... Botany Jul 2018 #17
I think he is just trying to alienate them PatSeg Jul 2018 #6
Yep... it is a total troll move. n/t demmiblue Jul 2018 #12
He was just randomly picking a number that PatSeg Jul 2018 #15
Its just blowing off... Maxheader Jul 2018 #7
I have another option exboyfil Jul 2018 #8
Now, here comes Russia's biggest challenge: How can they spin this? DetlefK Jul 2018 #9
Report: Trudeau Defies Trump at NATO Meeting, Cuts Military Spending progree Jul 2018 #10
Post title is FALSE. Canada will increase military spending 70% after one year drop (not "cut"). Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2018 #19
This article is incorrect louis c Jul 2018 #14
Yup. TheHill.com is rife with sloppy reporting, writing, editing, and proofreading. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2018 #20
Ironically enough, ellipses do not contain spaces. LanternWaste Jul 2018 #21
Duh, they are not ellipses. In your rush to find fault you miss that obvious aspect Bernardo de La Paz Jul 2018 #22
Thank you for pointing that out. demmiblue Jul 2018 #24
Is this a "shakedown" Proud Liberal Dem Jul 2018 #18
Meanwhile, both houses of Congress defending NATO Snellius Jul 2018 #23
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