The Republican front-runner said that, as president, he warned NATO allies that he 'would encourage' Russia 'to do whatever the hell they want' to countries that don't meet their spending commitments.
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a Get Out The Vote rally at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, S.C., Saturday, Feb. 10, 2024.CONWAY, S.C. – Former President Donald Trump said America would not defend NATO allies against Russia if they did not meet his definition of contributing enough defense spending, threatening to upend the alliance if elected president again in 2024.
He also suggested that"hundreds of billions" came into NATO after his threats, though NATO spending was on the rise before he took office in 2016. In response, the White House called Trump's remarks"unhinged" and said under President Joe Biden, NATO is"the largest and most vital it has ever been." Trump's comments about NATO came during a nearly two-hour speech at a campaign rally in South Carolina just two weeks before that state's Republican presidential primary that could effectively cement the pathway to his third straight nomination as the party's nominee.
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