1 week to go until the #NATOSummit— Oana Lungescu (@NATOpress) July 4, 2018
Did you know that this is the 4th consecutive year of increased defence budgets across European Allies & #Canada? The trend is up & we intend to keep it up. ⬆ pic.twitter.com/zNDHURwds6
Politico: Trump: We will be with NATO '100 percent'
President Donald Trump on Thursday said the United States is "100 percent" with NATO, days after a report alleged that the president privately discussed withdrawing from the military alliance multiple times over the past year.
"We're gonna be with NATO 100 percent, but as I told the countries, 'You have to step up and you have to pay,'" Trump said while announcing a missile defense review at the Pentagon.
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WNU Editor: NATO countries are stepping up, but not by much .... The US spent $686 billion on defense last year — here's how the other NATO countries stack up (CNBC).
