{"id":16027,"date":"2026-07-04T01:02:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T01:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=16027"},"modified":"2026-07-04T01:02:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T01:02:15","slug":"trump-says-u-s-maintaining-current-support-levels-for-nato-would-be-ridiculous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news678.top\/?p=16027","title":{"rendered":"Trump says U.S. maintaining current support levels for NATO would be &#8220;ridiculous&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-0\">\n  <!-- lil observer --><br \/>\n      <span class=\"content__observer-marker content__observer-marker--fixed lazyload\"\/><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body\">\n<p>President Trump said late Thursday it&#8217;s &#8220;ridiculous&#8221; for the United States to continue its &#8220;one sided&#8221; relationship with NATO. His remarks came less than a week before a NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform: &#8220;They were not there for us!!!&#8221; and Washington&#8217;s relationship with NATO &#8220;is not reciprocal.&#8221;  <\/p>\n<p>He has repeatedly lashed out at European allies over their response to the war in Iran, as several countries restricted the use of bases for U.S. forces, though he didn&#8217;t consult with them in advance or involve them in any planning for its economic and security fallout.<\/p>\n<p>The president has said he may try to pull the U.S. out of the alliance, though <span class=\"link\">he would need Congress to approve<\/span> such a step.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Trump insists he wants Europe to take the lead role for its own defense, and Washington has already moved to scale back commitments.<\/p>\n<p>His post on Thursday included a chart displaying NATO spending amounts, with the United States investing vastly more than the other member states depicted.<\/p>\n<p>Under pressure from Mr. Trump, NATO leaders agreed at a gathering last year to boost defense-related spending to five percent of GDP by 2035.  <\/p>\n<p>The upcoming NATO summit, which will bring together 32 member states, will be held in the Turkish capital Tuesday and Wednesday.  <\/p>\n<p>The alliance, founded in 1949, grew into a U.S.-led defense force credited with maintaining stability in Europe, keeping the Soviet Union at bay and solidifying Washington as a world power for decades to come.<\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n<\/section>\n<p>  <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation  \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"component__item-recirc-block\">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">Go deeper with The Free Press<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n      <!-- tags --><\/p>\n<section class=\"content__tags\">\n<p class=\"content__tags__label\">In:<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p> Trump says U.S. maintaining current support levels for NATO would be &#8220;ridiculous&#8221;<br \/>\n<br \/>#Trump #U.S #maintaining #current #support #levels #NATO #ridiculous<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President Trump said late Thursday it&#8217;s &#8220;ridiculous&#8221; 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