Even as president, Donald Trump continually threatened to withdraw the US from NATO if the other member states did not meet their “financial obligations.” Now the current Republican presidential candidate made people sit up with explosive statements at a campaign event in South Carolina. He explained that as president he threatened NATO allies that the countries that “didn’t pay their bills” would not be protected…
When the president of “a major state” confronted him at a NATO meeting about whether the US would intervene in a Russian attack on the country even if they had “not paid,” the 77-year-old quoted his response at the time : “Certainly not. I would even encourage them to do whatever they want.”
You can watch Trump’s campaign appearance below. The controversial NATO sayers can be found from hour 2:34:15.
After his threats, “the money suddenly started flowing,” Trump boasted, also claiming that NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg was “a big fan” of him. Trump did not further explain what the meeting was about. It is also not certain whether the words at the summit were actually spoken, as Trump claims.
The White House was shocked
Nevertheless, there has been a lot of excitement since Trump’s appearance in South Carolina on Saturday. The White House was furious. Spokesman Andrew Bates emphasized: “Encouraging invasions of our closest allies by murderous regimes is abhorrent and disturbing – and it endangers U.S. national security, global security and the stability of our domestic economy.”
Source: Krone
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