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Last year, President Trump suggested a move tantamount to destroying NATO: the withdrawal of the United States.<\/p>\n
Senior administration officials told The New York Times that several times over the course of 2018, Mr. Trump privately said he wanted to withdraw from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Current and former officials who support the alliance said they feared Mr. Trump could return to his threat as allied military spending continued to lag behind the goals the president had set.<\/p>\n
This had its intended effect.<\/p>\n
NATO Head Credits President’s Tough Talk For $100B Boost<\/em><\/p>\n By: William Cummings “President Trump has been very clear: He is committed to NATO. He stated that clearly just a few days ago and also at the NATO summit in July,” Stoltenberg said on “Fox News Sunday.” <\/p>\n Stoltenberg’s comment stands in contrast to Democrats who fear Trump wants to pull out of NATO, and some who have expressed concern he could be undermining the military alliance because it benefits Russian President Vladimir Putin. <\/p>\n A New York Times report earlier this month said Trump repeatedly told aides he wanted to pull out of the alliance. In response to the report, Democrats pushed for legislation requiring congressional approval of any move to leave NATO.<\/p>\n Trump has also been criticized for his aggressive approach in insisting America’s “delinquent” allies pay a greater share toward the collective defense agreement. At the summit in July, he demanded the other members “immediately” increase their contributions. <\/p>\n Stoltenberg said the tough approach paid off. <\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n The very threat of having to look after their own defenses had NATO countries reaching deeper into their budgets to at lest attempt to make good on their commitments. The entire article may be viewed here: USA Today<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\nPresident Donald Trump “is committed to NATO” and deserves credit in obtaining $100 billion more in defense spending for the alliance, Jens Stoltenberg, the secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, said Sunday. <\/p>\n