‘They have to pay their bills’: Trump accuses Nato allies of not sharing costs of alliance

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1. I wonder if he already believes the things he says.

2. Says the guy who has stiffed every contractor and lawyer he's ever hired

3. As a european, I´ve never been more worried for the political future of europe than now.

4. Pray tell, when has the Mango Mussolini paid his bills?

5. He doesn’t understand how NATO works.

6. Ok Trump but if we do pay up tho what do we need your miltary bases in our territories and do we have to folllow what you(US) wants as foreign policy? At that point might as well create a EU army and some miight even get funny ideas about what to do with the EUs foreing policy which you know could even go against USA interests….Be carefull what you ask for

7. Yes, they will pay one way or another😁😁😁

8. I wonder why people just repeat this incorrect utterance of Trump. It's not that there's a bill to be paid. There was a suggested spending military target. In the US mind it has to be the purchase of weapons and fighter jets, which would benefit American companies. But as Germany sometimes said in the past, they already spent a lot to support the US war in Iraq and Afghanistan and other military interventions. The Germans would like the Americans to put that in the consideration

9. Did he lie?

10. Trump is 100% right! After the Ukraine war started Europe was celebrating the destruction of Russia and the big victory of NATO every day ( while politicians have been celebrating, the people have been struggling with high energy price (many countries give subsidy to electricity now), food prices etc. )). EU happy! Europe Happy!! NATO Europe happy!!! But everything melted last week … A 5 minutes election speech by Trump has sent tremors in EU Capitals. Every EU leader expressed fear and shock and Mr NATO Man Stoltenberg responded strongly and continues to respond every day now. Obvious he last lost sleep. His free ride in the last two years has come to an abrupt obstruction!

11. While Trump doesn't pay his bills

12. I dont agree with a single American tax dollar going overseas in any capacity. We are not Europe's army.

13. Why does he even comment on these things, is he the president or something?

14. This may come as a surprise to trump but he is not the boss of NATO. If america leaves, NATO will carry on as they are doing right now without America's funding for Ukraine.

15. I feel like hes just trying to disband nato here, he doesnt actually believe that they will pay money for it

16. Not only is he confused about NATO funding he is confused about Ukraine funding.
    He says Europe is as big an economy as USA and should pay as much as USA which he says pays $200b compared to only $20b from Europe….
    WELL>>>TOTAL = USA $71.4b Europe $133.2b
    MILITARY = USA $43.9b Europe $45.5b not counting the latest european $55b dollar package.

17. Prat is finally behind caged behind bars. Yet still able to spout his bile.

18. The 2% is a guidline and not a membership fee.
    However the obligation to alliance in the face of invasion of any member is real
    and acts most effectively as a deterent if an enemy is convinced that said alliance will hold.
    Trump is undermining the effectiveness of NATO and causing more damage than any imaginary unpaid membership fee.

19. It would be nice if Trump paid HIS debts to society

20. PAY 2% of your GDP or F O

21. He talks a lot of sense and liberals hate him for it.

22. NATO doesn't belong to USA, we don't pay the US.

23. Maybe thinking would be helpful here, rather than simply reacting. Because that is what Trump & Co count upon.

    The fact is that NATO was created to push the geopoltical desires of America. It is all very well for some Americans to say "Members must pay 2% of GDP!!" … But that is all about what America wants. America wanted a war in Ukraine, so America can pay for it.

    Anyone who thinks that countries such as Germany, France and UK wished to sanction Russia to the extent they have been forced to by America, is clearly ignorant of the facts. Russia energy is not a choice for much of Europe, it is a must have.

    In truth I hope that Trump wins and does cause a vast diminishment of NATO … Then the EU can start it's own EU Defence Force and America can just go away and play with itself.

    America a dangerous bully. The sooner it loses power, the better for the entire planet.

24. Europe shouldn't pay NATO anything, NATO is really an extension of America's military expansion into Europe, make America pay for his themselves. Trump is too business minded to figure out what is going on here. Clearly America controls NATO.

25. They are playing the Russian card, to make everyone pay for something they didn't need.

26. Hes right, germany hasnt met their minimum since the 90s!

27. Trump is just grumpy as he is facing the Fani in court

28. If Trump pulled the US out of NATO (which, I don’t think he can even do in the first place), I think he’d be shooting himself in the foot.

    Surely disunity in the west would only embolden reactionary powers, like China and Russia? I think, as soon as the US left NATO, it would be the start of the end of the American hegemony, and China would likely take centre stage.

    Just my opinion of course, I’m not a geopolitical genius, but I feel like the main strength of democracies lies in their unity.

29. Kettle and black spring to mind when it comes to Fuhrer Trump paying his bills 😂😂😂

30. Love this Man – TRUMP IS COMING BACK

31. ❤❤❤

32. Well, there's no such thing as free lunch.

33. Bro thinks hes gonna win the election lol

34. trump is well know for not paying his bills so this is hypocritical at best but let's be clear , the idea that NATO countries pay 2% of their own GDP to fund their own defense during peace time was a suggestion only . NATO countries don't pay America anything . putin owns trump . trump owns the house republicans and all of this is because putin is losing in Ukraine .

35. সত্যি শুভ সন্ধ্যা ধন্যবাদ

36. Trump needs to pay his bills and quote lying

37. ❤ Trump

38. Telling everyone to pay their bills whilst not meeting his own legal and civil commitments.

39. The wheels of justice move slowly but they move.

40. Still what's bad for Europe is also bad for the US. I'm sure that a clever man like him has already worked that out ?!

41. Donald Trump should start with himself first if he wants people to take him seriously about NATO members and their finances.

42. this has always been the problem with NATO, some (most) members are total cheapskates, and will avoid everything to keep their own defense spending to a minimum, forgetting the truth: if you want peace; prepare to fight for it…..

43. I know the UK military could do with more spending. But knowing our government they find something to waste it on.

44. Just pay and don’t talk too much

45. So do you, best pay your $200 mil+ bill from the courts 🚨🙂

46. Wählt den und geht unter. So ne Lach nummer

47. Hilarious. He doesn't pay his bills

48. Trump's "not paying bills" narative shows he knows nothing about NATO. No country owes NATO any money because its a treaty, not a business. He's talking about NATO countries being ASKED to spend 2% of GDP on their military and some haven't yet. Iceland, with a population of ½ a million, couldn't afford a military helicopter let alone a single fighter jet. Their official military spending is zero although they do have a coast guard patrolling the north Atlantic. What a great country for Russia to invade and deploy nuclear missiles to if Trump gets his way. Its roughly the same distance to east coast USA as Russia is to the west coast. I wonder if Trump would like that idea. There are other countries like Albania, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Nth Macedonia and Montenegro in a similar position.

    Of the other members, Belium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Turkey and the UK have 44 billion dollars in orders of fighter jets from the USA that haven't been delivered yet and that's without support infrastructure. When the equipment is delivered, they will pay their bills. Hungary and Spain also have outstanding fighter jet orders from non-US sources.

    Trump isn't someone who should be talking about not paying bills anyway.

49. THIS AGED FANTASTICALLY! 😂😂😂