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Trump says ‘I believe in NATO’ despite criticism
BRUSSELS, July 12, 2018 (BSS/AFP) – US President Donald Trump said Thursday
that he was still committed to NATO despite fierce criticisms of allies over
their defence spending commitments.
“The US were not treated fairly but now we are. I believe in NATO,” Trump
told a press conference after a fraught NATO summit in Brussels.
“The US commitment to NATO remains very strong,” Trump added, “mainly
because (of) the additional money they’ve committed.”
Trump’s comments came amid reports that he had warned leaders at an
emergency session that the United States could pull out of the alliance if
other members failed to increase their contributions.
Trump said there had been “tremendous progress” and that allies were
“going to up it at levels they’ve never seen before.”
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