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Fog of Unknowns @fogofunknowns.bsky.social
Jul 9, 09:25 AM

President Trump criticized NATO, saying major allies like Italy, Germany, and France refused U.S. requests for support. He questioned why America spends so much defending Europe while receiving little in return. #reels #nato #news #Trump #trending

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"troop drawdowns in Europe likely? And are you satisfied with the progress that NATO allies have made? Well, we're going to see. I was very disappointed with NATO. And, frankly, if it weren't held in Turkey, where my friend happens to be a very strong leader, a very strong person, it's possible that I wouldn't have attended. I felt I had to attend because of the fact that, you know, I know he's gone all out. It was a big thing to have NATO come to Turkey or anyplace else. It's a big thing. But we weren't treated well because we did something in Iran. We don't need anybody's help. I didn't even want their help. But before I asked, they said they wouldn't be there, and we've invested trillions of dollars in NATO. Why? To protect European countries and others — Canada, et cetera — but to protect people, countries from — generally speaking, it used to be the Soviet Union. Now it's Russia. And I say that's fine, but you would think that they'd be very willing to do something to help us. And they really weren't. In the case of the United Kingdom, the Prime Minister — I guess he's no longer there. Maybe because of this. It was a very unpopular thing he did. He said, no, we'll help after the war. I said, I don't need that kind of help. We didn't need any help at all. And in a way, I was testing people. I was testing to see whether or not they'd be there, because I've long said that we help them, but I'm not sure that they'd be there for us. And Italy turned us down, and Germany turned us down, and France turned us down. And it's okay. But, you know, why are we spending hundreds of billions of dollars and they're not there for us? We've always been there for them."

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Fog of Unknowns @fogofunknowns.bsky.social · Jul 7, 05:24 PM

President Trump criticized NATO, saying major allies like Italy, Germany, and France refused U.S. requests for support. He questioned why America spends so much defending Europe while receiving little in return. #reels #nato #news #Trump #trending