Trump's NATO comments cause global controversy
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- During a campaign rally Saturday, former president and current presidential candidate Donald Trump said Russia could "do whatever the hell they want." Many NATO allies were not pleased.
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lol @ the media thinking we’re still sheep after everything they’ve put us thru already 😂😂😂
Name 2 examples then
You aren’t sheeps you’re chickens without head
@@Gunit867899Russia gate, and Ukraine call.
@@samcalven12 Ditto
So invade more is ok?
This EMPIRE needs a better class of CROOKS...
One president gave us four years of peace and the current one has given away $100billion from our money 🤷🏻♂️
@@Laissez_FaireTrump could not have done eny better. If you want some one to blame then theres Russia
@@thejudge9162 huh. Trump did do better.
@@Laissez_Faire Actualy no. Trump didn't help Ukrain at all. So, Biden did better job combared to Trump
@@thejudge9162 lol what!! He did the right thing. Biden just did what he was told because it wasn’t his money and he doesn’t think looking out for taxpayers is his job
If you go back in history, many Americans came from old Europe to the United States. You may have a family member that goes way back to Europe. America and Europe have a common background culture, religion and history. You have to help old friends in need. They will do the same for you.
All weakness of occident ll be used by putin and his allied.
Putin have done interview with carlson in the only target that trump be elected .
Reading the comments in this thread, its clear none of you understand how NATO membership works. Better to be silent and thought a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.
We shouldn’t be in NATO at all. We don’t need them but they desperately need us.
My dad used to tell me that. He was obviously not a democrat.
@@DrDavidBonnarIII-pd2qd😂🔥
These people worship the loudest fool on earth. Good luck convincing them.
NATO members paying their fare share is one thing. But NATO members encouraging Russia to invade other NATO members is the issue.
Its not us protectig them....its all a joint effeort to help protect each other! Wake up. Those are the facts.
Media needs to stop deciding for us what we should be outraged about
Trump 2024..
Unfortunately for you nor the media nor do we really decide what this country does. The real people in charge have been in power for so long and are not about to give it up. Statements like this are what convince me Trump will somehow lose to Biden but not necessarily because Trump got less votes than Biden if you know what I mean. Even if he does get into office, a President doesn't really have that much power to make this drastic change. He would need help from the same people who are against what he is saying.
@@user-jc7jb3bu5s🤣🤣🤣
@@user-jc7jb3bu5s#rfkjr2024 let’s end this trump/ Biden CIRCUS
Obviously you need to be told if you agree with this. It puts our servicemen and women at risk because of a blowhard AH.
Well although the House already says they will not vote for it, the Senate made up of Republicans and Democrats just passed the 95Billion Foreign Aid Bill. *Now that's how it's supposed to work in the US* , everyone comes together to protect Global Freedom and Democracy. It includes 60 billion Ukraine; 14 billion Israel; 9.2 billion for humanitarian Aid; and 4.8 billion for Indo-Pacific Nation.
I'm guessing you hate America.
@@unreal4010 Please explain
But, get this! MAGA Mike in the house says they won’t even bring it up for debate because there has to be a border bill first. Guess who’s calling him and saying “kill it”!😠
It exists by you paying for it…or it doesn’t. Why is your peace subject to our payment?
Notice how these same players are crying out loud because we are poised to hold them accountable.
Where’s the outrage for the LACK of concern over our own border security?’
so it's OK for Trump to encourage Russia to invade NATO countries Trump thinks are not paying enough for their own defense?
If Trump pulls the US out of NATO, we are ALL at greater risk. Inciting a foreign dictator to attack allied states will only serve to harm the US. Don’t fall into the Trumpian brand of short-sightedness.
They tried to pass a bill
We would have had border security if Trump hadn’t have sabotaged the recent bipartisan border bill. Him putting public pressure on republican representatives to drop the deal just so he can run against Biden on the border makes this almost entirely his fault
Because we are literally the leaders of the western world and they let us print money and they use it. Imagine your friend lets you print money and you tell him you are going to stop peeling some bills off for him to buy the defenses you had planned on getting for your group.
European countries should immediately cancel all US weapon orders and buy from European arms manufacturers.
Do you really think a bunch of Armed European countries that border each other is good?
@@EasilyCringed What are you talking about, they never have been not armed. European military spending is 2nd highest in the world.
The problem is that European countries relied too much on America in the past and didn't invest in gun industry. Europeans mostly buy american guns and equipment. Now after this comment EU is planning to create a mutual EU army and start building their own gun industry, that means they will become competitors of american companies.
@@JH-pv6rd Are you implying Europe doesn't have a weapon industry? While it's being strangled by export restrictions it still holds a quarter of international weapon trade. The reasons for buying US weapons are solely political. If the US wants to opt out of their position of guaranteeing security for Europe - a position they chose, because it benefitted them greatly over the years - than there is no reason why they should continue reaping the benefits from it.
The result would be greatly diminished US influence in Europe (no more applying sanctions beneficial for the US), programs like the F35 would no longer be feasible because there are not enough customers, and there would probably be soon a few more nuclear powers on the planet. Usually US presidents were smart enough to not want that.
@@EasilyCringedtime change. War is in europ. If trump make usa quit nato then that ll be see by russia china and others pathetic allied like a weakness of occident. And sure they ll grow up their war everywhere.
Europe understand that and all military budget grown like never since ww2.
I would like you to hire a bodyguard and pay them only 2% of what was promised for their service and then tell me what they say about protecting you.
That is what Nato is doing with America right now.
Do you think countries involved in the NATO alliance pay the United States for protection? Just out of curiosity, what is your highest level of education?
Fuck NATO, fuck Israel, fuck Ukraine. Defend yourselves
Telegraphing that you would encourage Russia to attack a NATO country, under any circumstance is bad for US security.
AND, BTW, aiding an enemy is treason.
He's an American born in America that's why
How does turning our back on Europe and allowing russia to take it over good for the US?
Of course, it’s beneficiary when another country is paying to protect yours.
Why is it that you believe everything Trump says? Every country that belongs to nato pays their share.
Is Trump gonna aid Ukraine if we pay the 2%!? That's my question. Otherwise we need that money for weapons manufacturing and a European army. It would be very useless to pay 2% and then let Russia annex European territory.
The 21 million refugees from Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq we pay for in Europe caused by a American war that started by lying to the UN about WMD's are not counted as aid or the 2% either. In comparison the US has taken 3.5 million refugees since 1975. A shocking low amount. You need to take at least half of those 21 million refugees for me to even consider putting my tax money into buying US weapons for the 2%. There's also 6 million Ukrainian refugees on top of the 21 million. We will take those, don't worry.
The US weapons manufacturers had a new record of sales to foreign nations in 2023 a rise of 16% to the amount of 238 billion. 238 billion minus 80 billion for Ukraine is 158 billion of profit. So we need a 50% discount on US weapons too in Europe to get to 2%.
It's not the fault of Europeans the 238 billion profit does not go to the US people by the way. You need to sort that out internally.
People you are so ignorant it makes me mad how many of you have no clue what you are talking about. There is no “payment” in NATO. We protect each other! We contribute to each other security and they don’t owe anything to USA! There is no payment to USA and no delinquencies! Are you going to hand back Alaska to Putin? Because this is where it’s going and there will be no NATO to help you when Putin comes to claim it!
Europe as a whole directly fund 76.98% of NATO expenditures, the U.S. only covers 16.2%. So Europe is paying and you are ignorant about the topic
@@gofastandwynn I’m going to copy and paste the following- In 2023, the United States spent an estimated 860 billion U.S. dollars on defense. This makes their defense budget, by far, the biggest out of all the NATO members. Germany was the country with the second highest defense expenditure at 68 billion U.S Dollars, with the UK following in third.- I also posted the link. If you think differently I would be more than happy to read on information you provide since one should always have an open mind since our gov is constantly lying but calling someone “ignorant” doesn’t solve anything and your degrading yourself as a person.
why should we pay to secure everyone but ourselves? Makes not sense.
We don’t secure ourselves?
@@MyTagYourIthave you seen the border?
Why should we be encouraging Russia to invade our allies?
“We pay” by that you exclude The Orange Stain who never pays any of his bills 🤡
It’s called money. All the polticians make a ton of money funding everyone else but it’s own ppl. That’s how it’s been for decades.
Ok,someone plz enlightening me as to what's the problem with his statement. I completely agree with him
There is no “mandatory” payments for anyone including the US. Most NATO countries have upheld the guideline that 2% of *their own GDP* spent on *their own military.* (Actually a good many have surpassed that too). NATO militaries may train together, but in the end it’s every military for their own country (unless one gets attacked).
Secondly, *he disgustingly insulted our allies.* The same allies that came to the US’s aid when they were attacked. That “insult” was horrific and childish considering he either doesn’t know how NATO works or maliciously pleads ignorance to it.
Most pro-Russian American conservatives do now.
@@aperson6799Their help was very minimal.
@@anthonyg.4761 Once again: *What do you expect from countries like Estonia or Portugal to do? The point is that they held their end of the deal.*
@@anthonyg.4761I’m sure your annual salary is minimal compared to actual rich people. But you get up every morning being proud about contributing.
Everything he says causes controversy bc you people hang onto his nutz about everything he says , he gets more famous and popular by the minute.
And hated more by the minute
Because he rides Kim Jong In, Xi Xinping, and Putin's nuts. In fact, they're hanging out of his mouth right now
@@high-intelligence111and respected more by the minute. You will be on that sack in just a few months, enjoy your ride
-3 million in 2016, -7 million in 2020.... projected 2024??? I'm thinking -10 million. 😂😂😂😂
@@high-intelligence111 u wanna get tea-bagged by Trump
Then pay your half lol, an alliance is a partnership, not one protecting others
Is Trump gonna aid Ukraine if we pay the 2%!? That's my question. Otherwise we need that money for weapons manufacturing and a European army. It would be very useless to pay 2% and then let Russia annex European territory.
The 21 million refugees from Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq we pay for in Europe caused by a American war that started by lying to the UN about WMD's are not counted as aid or the 2% either. In comparison the US has taken 3.5 million refugees since 1975. A shocking low amount. You need to take at least half of those 21 million refugees for me to even consider putting my tax money into buying US weapons for the 2%. Partnership, right!? There's also 6 million Ukrainian refugees on top of the 21 million. We will take those, don't worry.
The US weapons manufacturers had a new record of sales to foreign nations in 2023 a rise of 16% to the amount of 238 billion. 238 billion minus 80 billion for Ukraine is 158 billion of profit. So we need a 50% discount on US weapons too in Europe to get to 2%.
It's not the fault of Europeans the 238 billion profit does not go to the US people by the way. You need to sort that out internally.
Pay what? There is no “payment” required because it was our offer to provide protection in exchange for non nuclear proliferation. You suggest every country we have agreement with (including Ukraine) can’t rely on us anymore and therefore should get their own nukes? Is this going to be a safer world? You are just ignorant and have no clue what’s going on
Why dont you play the full clip? How am i supposed to know thats exactly what he said if you speak on his behalf?
And that's the game they play.
Because fake news's job is to push their lies and deceit.
True
They dont think you can come to your own conclusions nor do they want you to. They want you to be controlled
It's pretty cut and dry. He goes on to explain how they should be paying more. And they should be paying more. But that doesn't change the fact he encouraged an enemy to attack our allies.
Encourage Russia to do whatever the hell it wants? Given the current state of the world, hes absolutely out of his fkin mind to say that
He was referencing something he said 6 years ago. Stop letting the media lie to you.
Here is what Trump is referencing: czcams.com/video/2Cm8Su-bbmw/video.htmlsi=n4MdP73Bt5aKv0Pi
Let's put this in daily life scenario to see if you believe it.
You own a security company. Someone reaches out to you for your services, they feel at danger with gangs and homeless people in their shopping center. You run numbers, and mutually agree on a appropriate charge it'll cost them for you to keep them safe. Then they stop paying you. You're employee who handles the money (past presidents) do nothing. You've now seen the balance they owe for you to protect them for years for free. They owe an extraordinary amount. You're not even seeking past payment, just recent and current delinquent payments....Why don't you just keep doing it. Why not?! ---That's what you're saying. It's pathetic, stupid, and hurts your employees who now get paid less or see smaller bonuses because you're down thousands from this "job" that's costing you money.
They joined NATO - there are rules. You can't just join, get everything you want, and ignore the agreement set in place.
Yeah, I'd fucking say the same thing Trump is. ME & YOU (if you pay taxes) have our income taken from us for them to take advantage of us....for DECADES! Our taxes get raised so we pay for more war and others to take advantage like this. 25%-35% of our income is going to this BS. So instead of paying essentials, now millions of us are trying our best to not be - each month.
Why is this a big deal?
He said the same thing 6 or 7 year's ago. If a NATO country fails to live up to the treaty mandates of payments then why should the US live up to our part?
If those countries don't want to pay to be part of NATO, fine, but don't expect the US to protect you.
There is no money they have to pay to be a part of NATO. What he talked about was countries that are in debt. Which is a ridiculous thing to say since we are in debt to China. Following his logic China should be allowed to invade us
SAY IT LOUDER.
That’s what I was thinking 🤷🏻♀️
But what about democracy?
What do you mean what's the big deal? He just told Putin, "Go attack them if you want, because we're not that strong of an alliance." NATO being very united was a big deterrence, and this guy undermines it to get votes, and you cheer for it. Your mental abilities aren't up to par, to put in in a nice way.
Can someone give me a time stamp of when Trump said he’d encourage Russia to invade NATO countries?
That's like..tell me one lie he's told lol. Telling Russia they can do whatever the hell they want to nato countries he doesn't like..up for interpretation? . Lastly. Read up on nato . Countries aren't required to put forth money. It's suggested.
At 4 seconds in. Listening skills are as fundamental as reading...
0:03
He didn’t.
@@miapdx503😂😂
remind me, how many times was article 5 triggered and by which countries?
He’s right though, fuck NATO!
All, Nato countries peoples do not respect America. America 100%
Uneducated response i bet you get your info from facebook
TRAITOR
@@Patriot_Vet Cope bootlicker
@@Realdon17x actually I don’t, try again.
Liars. Lol what a joke of a news company
so Trump did not just tell Russia to do "whatever the hell they want"?
So even if it’s from his Orange McBurger lips it’s not real? 🤡
@@riverotter68 No, you people are obsessed with 2 things. Russians and little kids.
What are they lying about ?
@@riverotter68 I mean if you take it out of context and from a 1 minute clip, sure.
Gotta pay! These countries want protection but want to skimp on paying for that protection? Hell No! As Joe Biden has repeatedly said, "Pay Your Fair Share!"
Except Joe Biden says, "pay your fair share" to people who pay way more than their fair share.
Is Trump gonna aid Ukraine if we pay the 2%!? That's my question. Otherwise we need that money for weapons manufacturing and a European army. It would be very useless to pay 2% and then let Russia annex European territory.
The 21 million refugees from Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq we pay for in Europe caused by a American war that started by lying to the UN about WMD's are not counted as aid or the 2% either. In comparison the US has taken 3.5 million refugees since 1975. A shocking low amount. You need to take at least half of those 21 million refugees for me to even consider putting my tax money into buying US weapons for the 2%. There's also 6 million Ukrainian refugees on top of the 21 million. We will take those, don't worry.
The US weapons manufacturers had a new record of sales to foreign nations in 2023 a rise of 16% to the amount of 238 billion. 238 billion minus 80 billion for Ukraine is 158 billion of profit. So we need a 50% discount on US weapons too in Europe to get to 2%.
It's not the fault of Europeans the 238 billion profit does not go to the US people by the way. You need to sort that out internally. Your tax money go to US weapons manufacturers. If every member pays 2% in Europe that money doesn't go to the US taxpayer. It goes to weapons manufacturers.
Because the media cut out the qualifying statement right before the clip starts?
They Adam Shitted the news.
NATO doesn't want to lose their ATM, that's why.
Now is not the time to ignore your allies. We are at a very important moment in history. Russia knows if they can trick the selfish idiots of USA into leaving their allies they will gain power and we will lose it.
NATO defends against Russian aggression, which we have plainly seen with their war in Ukraine.
If NATO did not exist, Russia would be taking out each country one by one until they could take out the big dawg, the United States of America.
Is Trump gonna aid Ukraine if we pay the 2%!? That's my question. Otherwise we need that money for weapons manufacturing and a European army. It would be very useless to pay 2% and then let Russia annex European territory.
The 21 million refugees from Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq we pay for in Europe caused by a American war that started by lying to the UN about WMD's are not counted as aid or the 2% either. In comparison the US has taken 3.5 million refugees since 1975. A shocking low amount. You need to take at least half of those 21 million refugees for me to even consider putting my tax money into buying US weapons for the 2%. There's also 6 million Ukrainian refugees on top of the 21 million. We will take those, don't worry.
The US weapons manufacturers had a new record of sales to foreign nations in 2023 a rise of 16% to the amount of 238 billion. 238 billion minus 80 billion for Ukraine is 158 billion of profit. So we need a 50% discount on US weapons too in Europe to get to 2%.
It's not the fault of Europeans the 238 billion profit does not go to the US people by the way. You need to sort that out internally. Your tax money go to US weapons manufacturers. If every member pays 2% in Europe that money doesn't go to the US taxpayer. It goes to weapons manufacturers.
As always, Trump is completely right on this one as well, Russia should do whatever the hell they want and perhaps attack America as well, as an ally of course, the constitution allows that, and don't say it later it wasn't Trump who'd come up first with that great idea. And also why wait for Russia? Why doesn't America do whatever the hell we want with them big NATO countries? It doesn't matter if they pay or not, who cares, its irrelevant. They can pay, but still they didn't pay to me, personally. So who cares. He's so illiterate but he knows so much, more than anybody in the history of any biology. Most people don't know Trump knows the entire brible by heart. Cause he's so modest and doesn't like ti brag at all. Shame, he should, at least a bit. People want that. And not any people from some stupid NATO country soon to be invaded by Russia, but one and only American want Trump to be the biggest moron on the moon for he's so good and humble.Perhaps in the meantime he should rather rectify that. Nazis for Trump forever!
He was referring to how he handled a country that wasn’t paying there dues and asked if they didn’t pay what would happen and ended up paying they cut the freak out of the clip this isn’t news it’s propaganda show the context of the remark made
🎯🎯🎯🎯
Just like Trump was supposed to pay Rudy's legal bills and hasn't. Didn't pay Jenna Ellis's legal fees either. He hires people and doesn't pay them.
@@marylinthicum678 how do you feel about criminal biden not being charged cause he too old. cat is already out the bag for excuses. i want your thoughts.
@@marylinthicum678 they probably did bad business with him idk the story behind that and I’m willing to bet you know little to know information about that trump is what we need we don’t need a pushover you do bad work you don’t get paid nato makes threats of not paying were a unity they should ask themselves if they really are in nato and want protection pay the fees or you don’t get the benefits nato expects the US to be captain save a day while they stay out of the way when any struggle comes up calls on America we’re in national debt so you should pay the dues of course to build us up stronger so when an event happens have been working in unison building each other up we’d be ready to do what’s needed to protect these states but if someone gets greedy and says there not going to pay why continue allowing them the protection when there not holding up there end of the bargain how much aid and supplies have other nato countries sent to urkeaine know none as much as America and it always falls on us to handle the big situations while other natos are quite protected and staying out the way not paying dues after all the money we the taxpayers have sent to urkarine I know it’s a whole different topic but what did the other natos do we’re taking those losses to protect us and natocountries yet you have natos refusing to pay dues not because they can’t just because they don’t want to we need that all of nato needs all countries to play a part and build better defenses in each nation train troops etc it can’t just be The US paying dues the whole thing was blown out of proportion trump basically was talking a convo he had where a guy was threatening not to pay dues which made trump say that to him the dues were payed it’s common sense if you don’t pay dues you don’t have much help for nato so why keep them if all nato companies came together did right met more often planned better help build each other up we need nato strong if some shit goes down trump knows how to handle it you can’t punk him out and he knew the guy would do the right thing and pay the dues I mean the us pays trillions out and pays dues what gives other countries the right to sit around and demand protection
Most EU countries are increasing their budget for defence in last years. So quite a lot of them is in NATO requirements.
Are Americans forgetting that to keep their country safe, they need to keep the countries around them safe. And to be a global superpower, you need to have alliances with countries all over the world and be trusted by them. The British empire conquered the world with their overseas territories and trading. The French under Napoleon dominated Europe with alliances. America is forgetting the country they once were…
Go handle your own battles.
@@EasilyCringed Every NATO member pay for their own military. The USA doesn’t put money into a NATO pot so other members can take money out. NO ONE forces the USA to have such a large military budget, they have it because they have to support their forces stationed all over the world. Why do they need 10 or 11 nuclear aircraft carriers? You don’t have a problem with NATO, you have a problem with your own politicians who vote for this massive US military budget, so maybe you should address this question to them.
0:59 What’s more expensive, paying the protection fees you agree to or building your own army? NATO the type of people to expect a contractor to finish a job they didn’t pay them for and still complain.
Sure, but we need to come up with better ideas to make them pay instead of withdrawing and worse. Yet to encourage russia to do whatever the hell they want to nato countries. Because nato like it or not is for our own defense.
You mean like Trumpf?
Stiffing all his contractors?? You really are clueless!! LOL!!!!
@@Joseph70663 what does that have to do with NATO not paying dues? Idc if ur obsessed w a random billionaire im more concerned with the point that US citizens agreed on Bipartisanly so much that NATO had to respond. If this was something only Trump agreed with, his fanboys would just downplay this misspeak and NATO wouldn’t even address it. However both the left and right and tired of military aid to other countries and how much it costs our citizens. We sent billions to Ukraine when most could hardly afford rent, and yet these greedy NATO people have the audacity to act upset when we don’t provide them defense when they never honored our agreement to begin with by never paying us what we asked for in return. You are way too obsessed with celebrities dude sometimes the point matters more than who’s making it. Why should Americans go into debt so Europeans can sleep soundly for free and never give us a thing in return? What kind of defense can they honestly offer us that we cant provide ourselves? The beggars are becoming entitled and it’s about time we squashed that entitlement because every time America writes a check it’s the uninvolved citizens who have to pay for it.
@@jugoolick2006 Okay man if your a contractor installing a sink and the person who hired you refuses to pay for ur materials and pays you 1/5 of what they promised I’m sure your gonna be saying “I’m not keep working on this sink” and not “let’s find a way for me to keep building you this sink so you can still wash your hands despite never honoring your end of the contract, I’d hate for you to get sick because then it’s my fault cuz I didn’t finish the sink and not because you didn’t pay me as promised so let’s work this out so you can still wash those hands and I can lose money on this job I was meant to profit from! Greater good or something 😇”
@@IEatMephandPhetamines O k man, Nato is for our own security.
Yup NATO created as a defensive alliance to counter the USSR perceived threat. Fast forward to the 80’s and the dissolution of the USSR and the threat. Why NATO anymore?!? Well Europe thinks why not..
Is Trump gonna aid Ukraine if we pay the 2%!? That's my question. Otherwise we need that money for weapons manufacturing and a European army. It would be very useless to pay 2% and then let Russia annex European territory.
The 21 million refugees from Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq we pay for in Europe caused by a American war that started by lying to the UN about WMD's are not counted as aid or the 2% either. In comparison the US has taken 3.5 million refugees since 1975. A shocking low amount. You need to take at least half of those 21 million refugees for me to even consider putting my tax money into buying US weapons for the 2%. There's also 6 million Ukrainian refugees on top of the 21 million. We will take those, don't worry.
The US weapons manufacturers had a new record of sales to foreign nations in 2023 a rise of 16% to the amount of 238 billion. 238 billion minus 80 billion for Ukraine is 158 billion of profit. So we need a 50% discount on US weapons too in Europe to get to 2%.
It's not the fault of Europeans the 238 billion profit does not go to the US people by the way. You need to sort that out internally. Your tax money go to US weapons manufacturers. If every member pays 2% in Europe that money doesn't go to the US taxpayer. It goes to weapons manufacturers.
No NATO would trigger us to send 21 million of US caused refugees to the US border.
U.S. is going broke without any returns. It is terrible business. Try to get along. You can do it.
Is Trump gonna aid Ukraine if we pay the 2%!? That's my question. Otherwise we need that money for weapons manufacturing and a European army. It would be very useless to pay 2% and then let Russia annex European territory.
The 21 million refugees from Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq we pay for in Europe caused by a American war that started by lying to the UN about WMD's are not counted as aid or the 2% either. In comparison the US has taken 3.5 million refugees since 1975. A shocking low amount. You need to take at least half of those 21 million refugees for me to even consider putting my tax money into buying US weapons for the 2%. There's also 6 million Ukrainian refugees on top of the 21 million. We will take those, don't worry.
The US weapons manufacturers had a new record of sales to foreign nations in 2023 a rise of 16% to the amount of 238 billion. 238 billion minus 80 billion for Ukraine is 158 billion of profit. So we need a 50% discount on US weapons too in Europe to get to 2%.
It's not the fault of Europeans the 238 billion profit does not go to the US people by the way. You need to sort that out internally. Your tax money go to US weapons manufacturers. If every member pays 2% in Europe that money doesn't go to the US taxpayer. It goes to weapons manufacturers.
There is Nothing more offensive one can tell a euro trash more than to pay the amount they promised apparently 😂😂
They do pay their part.
Lol, 2% is their part. Simple math. Even in metric
Have you ever been to Europe?
@@terriem3922Has Europe ever been to Mexico?
As always, Trump is completely right on this one as well, Russia should do whatever the hell they want and perhaps attack America as well, as an ally of course, the constitution allows that, and don't say it later it wasn't Trump who'd come up first with that great idea. And also why wait for Russia? Why doesn't America do whatever the hell we want with them big NATO countries? It doesn't matter if they pay or not, who cares, its irrelevant. They can pay, but still they didn't pay to me, personally. So who cares. He's so illiterate but he knows so much, more than anybody in the history of any biology. Most people don't know Trump knows the entire brible by heart. Cause he's so modest and doesn't like ti brag at all. Shame, he should, at least a bit. People want that. And not any people from some stupid NATO country soon to be invaded by Russia, but one and only American want Trump to be the biggest moron on the moon for he's so good and humble.Perhaps in the meantime he should rather rectify that. Nazis for Trump forever!
NATO has for decades not paid their fair share. If they want mutual defense, they need to start paying for it. Americans have been footing the bill since WWII. Truth is, if NATO did not exist, Russia wouldn't be in Ukraine right now. The agreement between NATO and Russia at the fall of the Soviet regime was "no NATO expansion = no Russian expansion".
Not exactly true, it was inevitable for russia to invade because Ukraine kept bombing them. But yes, nato has started nearly every war since I've been alive
Donbas would vote to go to Russia. The war has been going on since 2014. It's stupid to say the war started with the invasion. The war has been going on a fing decade. Russia had enough of it and stepped in and Ukraine 🇺🇦 played the proxy war fool.
Russian bots here.
If there was no need for NATO, why did Russia just invade another country who was not part of NATO? Just out of spite? 😂 Hilarious logic.
Have you seen a map of Russia and Ukraine? Do you know where Crimea is with respect to the Ukranian land that Russia just took? Please say "yes". If you can't say "yes", you need to learn to shut the damn fuck up until you know things. Because when you know things, you don't say stupid things. What you said was stupid.
One of our presidents had an agreement with Russian leader gorbachov or however you spell it that NATO wouldn’t spread further east but that’s exactly what they did… people don’t study their history and current history to understand why Putin is acting the way he is…. I 100% get it… he’s left with no choice and the US are the main ones behind it…
Ok so when is he attacking finland and sweden?
Note like, how these “payments”, are *not mandatory/binding!* When was the last time Russia or China kept their “agreements?”
How about an actual written document that *is* mandatory? The Budapest Memorandum 1994 *protects* Ukrainian sovereignty and it was signed by both the US and Russia. Oh well gosh Putin’s broken that one *three times.*
(Also says the others must protect Ukraine’s security).
Not to mention: *NATO isn’t a threat to anyone.* Unless you count spreading western values like democracy, of course.
Didn’t Biden say that things were gonna start being built in the US and we were gonna sort of depend on our selfs. whatever happened to that comment????he probably forgot about it.
Wasn't he referring to the chips act?
What's so controversial about paying for your own security?
Nothing is, these people are just stupid
Right? The basis of the defund the police pros. No security for others, but for us. Saaaaammmeee idea.
I knooow, right?!?!
America First!
We should have said the same during world war 1 and world war 2 huh.......we fought not because of money but because we love our allies and our freedom....
He’s 100% right. Why should we protect them for free?
It's an alliance, not a pay for protection.
Good faith. One hand washes the other. More on our side. Loyalty. Get it now?
Not having them and China declares war on us it will be rough go for us as they have allies. If we are by ourselves then we are done for
@@literalyou104 an alliance implies it’s mutually beneficial. We don’t benefit from NATO in any way if we aren’t paid. We don’t need protection from anyone else, all we want is their money.
World war 2? Don't help anyone.
Donald Trump is careless with his words, with our security, with our country.
But you were fine when he said it six years ago? czcams.com/video/2Cm8Su-bbmw/video.htmlsi=n4MdP73Bt5aKv0Pi
Sure bro yeah that was trump being like that not biden lmfao.
Really? 3.8 million illegal immigrants walked right in with Biden’s invitation while inflation is making it difficult on the average American citizen
Iden is clueless with his words,with our security ,and with our country.
You've Definitely been LoBidenized!!!
or your the Pinball Wizard.
We really should address UN shenanigans with US borders too.
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For example…?
Tell us you know NOTHING about the U.N. without specifically saying it... Your parents shouldnt have let you be so dumb
Both can be done. Giving up our allies and trade partners to our enemies is bad for security and for the US economy. We need a better choice for the Republican candidate for president. Trump is working for our enemies, not with our allies.
Oh really, examples of this please
I get it but at the same time, like the man said, it’s an alliance or it ain’t. However having the largest Navy comes with a price.
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Trump is right about NATO. America we cannot protect world unless we are able to our Southern border.
I agree with Trump. Pay for protection, or duh, no protection.
Is Trump gonna aid Ukraine if we pay the 2%!? That's my question. Otherwise we need that money for weapons manufacturing and a European army. It would be very useless to pay 2% and then let Russia annex European territory.
The 21 million refugees from Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq we pay for in Europe caused by a American war that started by lying to the UN about WMD's are not counted as aid or the 2% either. In comparison the US has taken 3.5 million refugees since 1975. A shocking low amount. You need to take at least half of those 21 million refugees for me to even consider putting my tax money into buying US weapons for the 2%. There's also 6 million Ukrainian refugees on top of the 21 million. We will take those, don't worry.
The US weapons manufacturers had a new record of sales to foreign nations in 2023 a rise of 16% to the amount of 238 billion. 238 billion minus 80 billion for Ukraine is 158 billion of profit. So we need a 50% discount on US weapons too in Europe to get to 2%.
It's not the fault of Europeans the 238 billion profit does not go to the US people by the way. You need to sort that out internally. Your tax money go to US weapons manufacturers. If every member pays 2% in Europe that money doesn't go to the US taxpayer. It goes to weapons manufacturers.
You sound like mafia! People you are so ignorant it makes me mad how many of you have no clue what you are talking about. There is no “payment” in NATO. We protect each other! We contribute to each other security and they don’t owe anything to USA! There is no payment to USA and no delinquencies! Are you going to hand back Alaska to Putin? Because this is where it’s going and there will be no NATO to help you when Putin comes to claim it!
Yes they should pay but not helping Ukraine is insanity. Russia will take over more and more countries and become a big threat to our free world.
Well I didn’t pay for my car. What do you mean I can’t take it home?
People you are so ignorant it makes me mad how many of you have no clue what you are talking about. There is no “payment” in NATO. We protect each other! We contribute to each other security and they don’t owe anything to USA! There is no payment to USA and no delinquencies! Are you going to hand back Alaska to Putin? Because this is where it’s going and there will be no NATO to help you when Putin comes to claim it!
We just don't want to have to eat bugs!
Pay for Nato? What do you get for your money? All you're doing is helping America.
Please, people. Listen to what Trump said IN CONTEXT. They give you a few words. A few words can cause outrage. It’s like a misplaced comma. Let’s eat, Grandma. Let’s eat Grandma. Without proper context (or commas), the sentence takes on a different meaning.
Nato is a waste either way
You can't dress up the comments he made with a plea to recognize context. 😂
We did. Trump is a lying psychopath and you people believe known lies. You're completely brainwashed and beyond ignorant
@@gregredpill6163yes comrades you are right we need free reign to conquer Europe but don't worry mother Russia will be nice
K....so .... please interpret what he said in context to his words. He said that he would allow the enemy to do whatever the hell they wanted to those who didn't pay 2%. What did he really mean by that?
NATO allies need to start paying their fair share American tax dollars should not be paying all of NATO and in fact, maybe we as Americans should start buying products from our allies to help them.
Reminder - since the formation of NATO only the USA has asked for NATO help. The only payments involved are each member is to spend 2% of their GDP on their military.
Yes but encouraging the enemy to attack is evil. Trump is evil
Ahahahaha I love how all of you are saying this but yet trump has not payed taxes or companies he has employed in years xD . Don't belive me? His own company has been charged with fraud multipul times because if this.... look it up
We do buy products from them. The problem is NATO doesn’t want to spend on defense that much because of WW2. They’re being sissy’s. Anyways we buy technology from them. F35 is mostly American British and some German technology’s which the US paid for. Trump is tired of being the monopoly man for everyone and would rather have everyone pay the fair share instead of the US having to step up 24/7
If we want to make other nato countries pay more , we need to come up with better ideas than simply withdrawing from nato and worse , yet encourage russia to do whatever the hell they want 🫤 to nato countries. Because like it or not nato is actually for our own defense.
You pay for membership, stop paying and guess what, you no longer reap the benefit of that membership.
The benefit of America pushing us into wars for Americans benefit? Oh no! Keep it up and you'll have no allies left.
This will do nothing to discourage Trump's supporters, please stop acting as if there are any undecided votes out there.
Well, since they're supposed to be paying into mutual defense, Trump's right.
Not true whatsoever. You people never know any actual facts. You're completely brainwashed into stupidity
Please point out where in any NATO charter, articles or treaties it says that.
NATO defense isn't conditional on paying. Never was. If a member is too awful in spending countries may agree to kick them out and anyone may leave (which may be Trumps big idea here).
There's so many aspects to this. For example consider PPP. Some pay less for more soldiers and very similar equipment. While the US is half of NATO spending (which is not too far off the population proportion) in terms of soldiers NATO is 2/3rds in Europe (not counting US deployments in Europe).
Not saying that the 2% goal shouldn't be met. It's agreed, it should be met. And in the latest summit they agreed that more than 2% is needed. But this reaction is completely crazy especially in that context of corrections. Every president since Bush at least has gone on and on about NATO spending. And it's improved slowly. But now that we've seen European defense spending is booming, everyone is clearly better aligned now. Why would you openly admit you'll betray your international commitments now? This claim made far more sense during the first Trump.
This is Trump betraying US geopolitical interests in favor of domestic polticial points in my eyes. It makes no sense any other way.
The US defense spending isn't just defense in the naive way either. It's also spending on its interests that aren't under the NATO mission. Like Taiwan, many of the middle east engagements, Israel (though the relation with NATO is much closer there, and you see cooperation adjacent to Israel aid, Israel isn't in NATO). The US also sees huge benefits from the current international order far beyond other NATO members.
To be fair technically Israel is more like a self imposed obligation due to the governments commitment to the Jewish minority in the US than a geopolitical interest. So it doesn't "serve" the US in that way. Israel is choosing an incredibly poor time for its invasion of Gaza and it's complicated the ongoing 'slow boiling' Iran conflict at a bad time. Which is a US interest.
The Ukraine war is not a US interest directly. It's a NATO interest and it's costly for a major rival block to the US, Russia/China/Iran.
Trump lie and he is idiot.
Usa pay 16% in the nato budget , germany pay 16% also.
Usa are the greatest army of the alliance so of course they use more if nato have an operation.
And some countries havent army enough big for operation.
The thing trump forget to say is that usa is also the biggest army producters and sellers of theses countries.
So they pay also for their defense.
And all countries in europ understand now putin is a danger and military budget grown.
Trump is a weakness that putin want. If usa doesnt want be in nato anymore then europ should launch more army production and orders only in their production makers.
The 2% is not for mutual defence. All NATO countries are supposed to spend 2% on their own defence. That is what it says in the treaty.
For someone who's about paying their bills he sure doesn't pay his or take accountability for anything 😂😂😂
Man's a billionaire cry harder
@@HonorOurHeritageyup, avoided paying taxes while you work hard paying yours? 😂!!!
@williamfrancois5 No sweetheart, he used the system that's implemented. If you're too dumb to try to save yourself money, then don't vote, please
Hes right tho , if it werent for us nato wouldnt exist , we pay for everything
Yet, the US has spent the most money on its military in the entire world. Clown
NATO gives us the option to have weapons placed in Europe to ensure security against China and Russia. The NATO pays their share too. Putin is like hitler he has to be stopped or things will go worse and worse. NATO should pay more but leaving Ukraine and Europe alone on their darkest hour is not right.
I doubt a single country would come to our defense.We send billions and billions of dollars every year to foreign countries. Have you ever heard of them sending relief money when American has any kind of disasters?
Oh boohoo to all the countries that don’t want to pay their bills. He isn’t serious but it’s true they need to do their part
People you are so ignorant it makes me mad how many of you have no clue what you are talking about. There is no “payment” in NATO. We protect each other! We contribute to each other security and they don’t owe anything to USA! There is no payment to USA and no delinquencies! Are you going to hand back Alaska to Putin? Because this is where it’s going and there will be no NATO to help you when Putin comes to claim it!
I don't have an issue with what he said. We need to stop supporting the world. America first.
Reminder - since the formation of NATO only the USA has asked for NATO help. The only payments involved are each member is to spend 2% of their GDP on their military.
@@kathyd9324And even that’s not “mandatory” even though most countries have almost reached or surpassed that guideline. (There are a few lagging behind but they have their own issues).
He's actually right, despite what people want to hear. If you don't pay or contribute your share to the whole, then you don't deserve they protection provided by the whole. During Trump's term in office, he did what no other president had. He made NATO members contribute their share. He's right to do so.
"And I know this for a FACT because Trump told me". 😂
They already were. You people don't even understand how NATO works
If he did, it was to his pockets or to make up for whatever money was coming out of our pockets.
He’s tight for suggesting Putin attack his allies? Like a mobster? How ignorant are you?
GDP multiplied by .02 is how it works. Sorry, I know math is triggering. Tell me the last time Germany paid that?
The US strategy should be to increase US Defence footprint across NATO and especially in member countries that don't achieve the 2% of GDP on defence. This strengthens US and makes NATO even more dependent on the US. The US has many other means (economic and trade) to recover the additional contribution it makes to NATO. Some recent initiatives are a very good example where EU Companies are investing $billions in the US rather than in EU to access the incentives being offered. Perhaps majority of the human beings don't think medium to long term or strategically on a broad scale. Majority of political elite don't either. That is why they are easily manipulated.
I’m sick of all these countries with their hand out for us to help them ALL the time!
I'm not, they freaking hate me.
Is Trump gonna aid Ukraine if we pay the 2%!? That's my question. Otherwise we need that money for weapons manufacturing and a European army. It would be very useless to pay 2% and then let Russia annex European territory.
The 21 million refugees from Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq we pay for in Europe caused by a American war that started by lying to the UN about WMD's are not counted as aid or the 2% either. In comparison the US has taken 3.5 million refugees since 1975. A shocking low amount. You need to take at least half of those 21 million refugees for me to even consider putting my tax money into buying US weapons for the 2%. There's also 6 million Ukrainian refugees on top of the 21 million. We will take those, don't worry.
The US weapons manufacturers had a new record of sales to foreign nations in 2023 a rise of 16% to the amount of 238 billion. 238 billion minus 80 billion for Ukraine is 158 billion of profit. So we need a 50% discount on US weapons too in Europe to get to 2%.
It's not the fault of Europeans the 238 billion profit does not go to the US people by the way. You need to sort that out internally. Your tax money go to US weapons manufacturers. If every member pays 2% in Europe that money doesn't go to the US taxpayer. It goes to weapons manufacturers.
The longterm cost of putin taking over is mich higher than supporting ukraine. If putin takes over freedom is at stake
That’s called “setting up” your case for negotiations with NATO countries to pay for the alliances. Nothing more nothing less.
He said they can do whatever they want to other countries if they don’t pay, who in their right mind would defend such immoral behavior?
@@Charlie_Loves it’s not immoral behavior, if you’re looking for behavior you already have 4 yrs of being president so go do your homework and see what “his actual behavior” was with NATO. This is strategic politics to get others to pay for the alliance.
Is Trump gonna aid Ukraine if we pay the 2%!? That's my question. Otherwise we need that money for weapons manufacturing and a European army. It would be very useless to pay 2% and then let Russia annex European territory.
The 21 million refugees from Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq we pay for in Europe caused by a American war that started by lying to the UN about WMD's are not counted as aid or the 2% either. In comparison the US has taken 3.5 million refugees since 1975. A shocking low amount. You need to take at least half of those 21 million refugees for me to even consider putting my tax money into buying US weapons for the 2%. There's also 6 million Ukrainian refugees on top of the 21 million. We will take those, don't worry.
The US weapons manufacturers had a new record of sales to foreign nations in 2023 a rise of 16% to the amount of 238 billion. 238 billion minus 80 billion for Ukraine is 158 billion of profit. So we need a 50% discount on US weapons too in Europe to get to 2%.
It's not the fault of Europeans the 238 billion profit does not go to the US people by the way. You need to sort that out internally. Your tax money go to US weapons manufacturers. If every member pays 2% in Europe that money doesn't go to the US taxpayer. It goes to weapons manufacturers.
People you are so ignorant it makes me mad how many of you have no clue what you are talking about. There is no “payment” in NATO. We protect each other! We contribute to each other security and they don’t owe anything to USA! There is no payment to USA and no delinquencies! Are you going to hand back Alaska to Putin? Because this is where it’s going and there will be no NATO to help you when Putin comes to claim it!
Nato has 956 million people in it. If you/trump decides to leave, break promisses and centuries old relations, you lose 600 million friends. And what would the rest think of you.....brrr
You dont have a problem with nato but with your politicians voting for your insane militairy budget.
I didn't hear Russia really!
Am tired of fake news
Good !! No more of my taxes going to foreign countries 😡
The trade deals will be wonderful..
That’s not what he meant you media people take everything wrong. He’s talking about protecting America first.
why doesnt he just say that instead?
Then he should say what he means..lol and he wouldn't sound like nutjob!
By dismantling the things that keep wars out of our own country's borders? Seems weird to get upset about NATO and lose power with allies at a time where we need the western world to stand united more than ever. Drones, AI, Quantum Computing...
Russia hopes we step away from our influence through tricking us into thinking we don't get our money's worth.
Maybe if you understood what he was saying. We've always protected our allies but we can't protect ourselves. Even when Israel bombed the USS Liberty we still bent over backwards for them, and disregarded our own survivors as they cried out for retribution against Israel? This has been coming for a long time. The slogan has always been "America First". @@melaniebaran9121
That isn’t the purpose of NATO.
I could be wrong but I believe the reason why US contribute the most out of all NATO countries is due to the fact that they are allowed to have multiple US Bases everywhere in Europe.
The one intelligent response on this Fox News stream. Amazing.
Those bases are the spoils of war.
Replying to the comment, exactly. I lived in Italy and Germany for that reason.
Well, we shouldn't have those bases... this isn't the Cold War anymore and keeping them only costs us MORE AND MORE MONEY. Unless you want to endure higher taxes, I'd rather we give up those bases and let Europe handle themselves.
Everyone has bases all over the world, plus it's just these guys don't want to pay their fair share. Not like they have to pay as much as the US.
How does toothpaste get in the bathroom cabinet ..NATO doesn't know and they care as long as someone else pays for it. Trump is showing them tough love. We should pull our troops out and put them at OUR border where they are needed....
You dont pay nobody for their army. We do. 2% to invest in your own militairy. Nato has 956 million people in it. If you/trump decides to leave, break promisses and centuries old relations, you lose 600 million friends. And what would the rest think of you.....brrr
You dont have a problem with nato but with your politicians voting for your insane militairy budget.
Withdraw from the UN as well!!! Troops to our borders!!!!!!!!
Is Trump gonna aid Ukraine if we pay the 2%!? That's my question. Otherwise we need that money for weapons manufacturing and a European army. It would be very useless to pay 2% and then let Russia annex European territory.
The 21 million refugees from Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq we pay for in Europe caused by a American war that started by lying to the UN about WMD's are not counted as aid or the 2% either. In comparison the US has taken 3.5 million refugees since 1975. A shocking low amount. You need to take at least half of those 21 million refugees for me to even consider putting my tax money into buying US weapons for the 2%. There's also 6 million Ukrainian refugees on top of the 21 million. We will take those, don't worry.
The US weapons manufacturers had a new record of sales to foreign nations in 2023 a rise of 16% to the amount of 238 billion. 238 billion minus 80 billion for Ukraine is 158 billion of profit. So we need a 50% discount on US weapons too in Europe to get to 2%.
It's not the fault of Europeans the 238 billion profit does not go to the US people by the way. You need to sort that out internally. Your tax money go to US weapons manufacturers. If every member pays 2% in Europe that money doesn't go to the US taxpayer. It goes to weapons manufacturers.
China, the USA and Russia have veto right in the UN. No European country has. Everybody else should leave the UN but China, the USA and Russia. Also all three don't recognize international law. It's the best deal ever for the USA.
The big statement is: the membership countries do NOT pay any ”membership fee” to the NATO to defend them. There is a small common budget for basic administrative functions which is financed by all members. Then there is the RECOMMENDATION that the spending in military for each country should at least be 2% of bnp. It’s not fixed in the Nato treaty! On top of that: Encouring an enemy to invade a country because it is below 2% is outragous and shows how dangerous this liar is. As frightening is the applause he gets for his statements!
The only controversy is the fake news corrupt corporate lies to us about. We're DONE with your lies!
Yet here you are... Watching it... Actively commenting on it.... Participating in it... Contradicting yourself completely.
BS News! No one in NATO is worried at all since all NATO countries are all equally funding NATO 😂😂😂😂😂
You also can't eat a la carte on someone else's dime forever. Trump shouldn't be saying that about Russia, but if NATO aren't paying their due, something has to be said and done about it.
Let’s make it not exist.
He did not say he wants Russia to invade nato .why blatantly lie
"I would encourage them to do whatever the hell they want!"
I heard it.
*He literally just said he’s encourage it if they didn’t make “mandatory payments.*
(Which, by the way, *don’t even exist,* considering the “payment” he was talking about- most countries do pay it and it’s *entirely voluntary* )
Because Democrats get NOWHERE with the TRUTH.
Parallels of history. Hitler signed a non-aggression pact with the USSR in 1939 and attacked. The West signed the Minsk Pact in 2014, and then declared that it was not going to implement it.
Your account was created 6 months ago and your name is in Cyrillic. AND you compare the West to Hitler. Surely you would not be a Russian bot or anything...
Still it is Russia that has invaded a neighbouring country, which Putin clearly says that it is not suppose to be a real country, but a part of Russia. So Putins goals are very clear, he wants the whole Ukraine, and the Ukrainans to be pressed to be Russians, even though they are not Russians, and have never been.
Telling someone to pay their fair share is considered “controversial”…think about that for a minute.
Why shouldn’t they pay their fair share, Trump, Trump, and more Trump!
It just shows how many countries want the USA to pay for them !
Reminder - since the formation of NATO only the USA has asked for NATO help. The only payments involved are each member is to spend 2% of their GDP on their military.
No one is paying for anyone’s military dude. The only “guideline” is for everyone to spent 2% of their GDP on the military. In fact, no one is giving *anyone any money.* Neither are they obligated to spend on their own military (they absolutely should, and most do, but it’s not mandatory).
It’s called being in an alliance. Everyone has their own interests but still share some common goals. No one is “superior” over others- (well, some are certainly more influential that’s for sure).
In fact, NATO came to *the US’s aid when the US was attacked.* So insulting our allies is beyond disgusting.
Is Trump gonna aid Ukraine if we pay the 2%!? That's my question. Otherwise we need that money for weapons manufacturing and a European army. It would be very useless to pay 2% and then let Russia annex European territory.
The 21 million refugees from Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq we pay for in Europe caused by a American war that started by lying to the UN about WMD's are not counted as aid or the 2% either. In comparison the US has taken 3.5 million refugees since 1975. A shocking low amount. You need to take at least half of those 21 million refugees for me to even consider putting my tax money into buying US weapons for the 2%. There's also 6 million Ukrainian refugees on top of the 21 million. We will take those, don't worry.
The US weapons manufacturers had a new record of sales to foreign nations in 2023 a rise of 16% to the amount of 238 billion. 238 billion minus 80 billion for Ukraine is 158 billion of profit. So we need a 50% discount on US weapons too in Europe to get to 2%.
It's not the fault of Europeans the 238 billion profit does not go to the US people by the way. You need to sort that out internally. Your tax money go to US weapons manufacturers. If every member pays 2% in Europe that money doesn't go to the US taxpayer. It goes to weapons manufacturers.
People you are so ignorant it makes me mad how many of you have no clue what you are talking about. There is no “payment” in NATO. We protect each other! We contribute to each other security and they don’t owe anything to USA! There is no payment to USA and no delinquencies! Are you going to hand back Alaska to Putin? Because this is where it’s going and there will be no NATO to help you when Putin comes to claim it!
I don’t see what’s so controversial about protecting your own pple?!
Giving up all of Europe to Russia and all of Asia to China is what you want lol ! That would end us silly! Think we can survive just trading with Canada and mexico ??
This is the most irresponsible possible comment. I think, luckily, the military would ignore this loser for now, but he's a serious danger to America's global dominance. Openly stating you'll not honor your alliances and side with the enemy is so unacceptable. Get out of the cult.
@@garettjames6349 you live under a f rock, you seriously believe what media tells us?! We are the ones paying for all this crap and we’re supposed to sit here and let nato keep us paying to protect them?! Nahhh I’m good, we need to start putting the US first. Pathetic.
@@garettjames6349they’re not allies if they’re cheating us into protecting them after breaking promises to protect themselves. If you will not even try to defend yourself, we will not defend you.
@@garettjames6349What global dominance? China has been above US in terms of super power for awhile now.. Let alone the fact the USA want to cut all ties with their allies while Russia China and North Korea only become closer. Your country is the cult these days.
We shouldn't even be in NATO. All it is, is an agreement to protect other countries if they're under attack from some hostile country. But it always ends up being us who has to protect everyone else while having to pay the most money into it, and we are never on the receiving end of anything they have to offer. If our country was under attack, what other countries would actually pitch in and help us fight them off?
Hilarious. The guy who doesn’t pay his bills is the one telling people to pay their bills. Project more. 😂😂😂
Well his donors actually pay his bills now. The maggots.
So basically the Free Ride is over
Is Trump gonna aid Ukraine if we pay the 2%!? That's my question. Otherwise we need that money for weapons manufacturing and a European army. It would be very useless to pay 2% and then let Russia annex European territory.
The 21 million refugees from Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq we pay for in Europe caused by a American war that started by lying to the UN about WMD's are not counted as aid or the 2% either. In comparison the US has taken 3.5 million refugees since 1975. A shocking low amount. You need to take at least half of those 21 million refugees for me to even consider putting my tax money into buying US weapons for the 2%. There's also 6 million Ukrainian refugees on top of the 21 million. We will take those, don't worry.
The US weapons manufacturers had a new record of sales to foreign nations in 2023 a rise of 16% to the amount of 238 billion. 238 billion minus 80 billion for Ukraine is 158 billion of profit. So we need a 50% discount on US weapons too in Europe to get to 2%.
It's not the fault of Europeans the 238 billion profit does not go to the US people by the way. You need to sort that out internally. Your tax money go to US weapons manufacturers. If every member pays 2% in Europe that money doesn't go to the US taxpayer. It goes to weapons manufacturers.
People you are so ignorant it makes me mad how many of you have no clue what you are talking about. There is no “payment” in NATO. We protect each other! We contribute to each other security and they don’t owe anything to USA! There is no payment to USA and no delinquencies! Are you going to hand back Alaska to Putin? Because this is where it’s going and there will be no NATO to help you when Putin comes to claim it!
They're going to prepare for any possible outcome why don't they just pay like they're supposed to. European countries have been acting like they don't have no money for a long time either pay up or guard your own door.
1) Yes, NATO countries should pay their fair share (it’s *not* mandatory, it’s a “guideline,” but still)
2) *When we’re talking about “fair share” we’re talking about improving their own militaries.* I’ve met way too many people who think NATO has their own kind of military that the US just funds most of. That’s not how it works- it’s every country promising/trying to use 2% of their GDP for their *own* militaries in case of an attack on an ally. (Edit: They may train together, but they’re not solely headed by NATO)
3) A European country has never told another fellow NATO ally this. Even to the ones that contribute insanely minimally. It’s pure disgrace and disgusting to threaten allies like this. Allies that came to the US’s aid *because they follow Article V and aid their allies*
Not every country has anywhere near the amount of money the US does. It’s insane to expect some country like Estonia to produce anything significant compared to the US. (The US just dwarfs most of those smaller nations).
No we dont decide how they must spent their money and americans dont decide for us. Us politicians choose militairy before healthcare or to help homeless vets....that just not how we roll
Although I think Trumps comments are reckless, I DO AGREE the other NATO allies should pay their fare share.
"reckless" I guess we should continue to be fleeced because "reckless".
Truthful and DIRECT is what it USED to be called.
But now "political correctness" i,e Fascist thought police have got you thinking that ANYTHING that "sounds bad" is "reckless.
NATO should empower itself instead of relying on America. At the very least they should've seen this coming. The slogan has always been 'America First!'. They were just too foolish to act.
You shouldn't talk about things you obviously know nothing about. You could do actual research to show you how ignorant you are on this. Its pathetic to see how gullible you are
Most of them are (and I expect them to continue funding themselves more).
But yeah, Trump’s comments were disgusting and unnecessary.
Joe Biden is a TRAITOR and a LIAR. Is that better than being "RECKLESS"?
I don't know why, I don't pay my bills I have to do without, what is the difference
This is literally like saying, Europe should define itself in WW2. We won't help
It would be nice to have more information on how is NATO actually funded. Obviously, if you are a parte of the Alliance, you must contribute your fair share, according to the population and extent of your territory.
Now that is a real leader
Leader of the morons
Euro countries not paying their share. Screw them
Ok Russian go get your $.05 for your comment from vlad
The only country to activate article 5 of NATO, was the USA after 9/11. And we answered that call. Explain this to Europe, Sir.
Agree and look at all the goodies they gave to it people Low cost college and healthcare While we got the bill
@danbobway5656 dude, you're not one of those short bus liberals that's still on about Russia, Russia, Russia, are you?
Your two year special counsel, the Feds, and the alphabet agencies said there was no collusion.
Even the Steele dossier was proven to have come from the Clinton campaign.
GO DRINK YOUR BRAWNDO SOYBOY
@almapiano6639 Europe has given itself away over the years. Literally letting in the enemy by the droves.
Enough if your 911 comment. If it wasn't for the US, you mental midgets would speaking German right now.
You might have answered the call but who spearheaded the whole thing? Who funded the other countries to stay in the fight? That's right, the US
Are they going to start paying their fair share as the dems like to say
Another classic example of hypocrisy. This fool owes so many people, lawsuits that he never pays, even avoiding paying taxes and he has audacity to talk about nato paying their debts 😂!!!!
Only 7 out of 31 NATO countries pay less than 75% of what they're expected to and of those 7, 4 have special cirumstances. The ones the US would realistically be protecting directly all spend more than the expected 2%. The US also has a direct interest in the defense of Europe- it isn't some transactional relationship where the US suffers.
If anyone thinks voters are going to be upset that someone wants to spend our money on this country, instead of writing checks to every country for any reason, we will see.
Yeah, I feel like something gratifying about this dichotomy is about to come.
People you are so ignorant it makes me mad how many of you have no clue what you are talking about. There is no “payment” in NATO. We protect each other! We contribute to each other security and they don’t owe anything to USA! There is no payment to USA and no delinquencies! Are you going to hand back Alaska to Putin? Because this is where it’s going and there will be no NATO to help you when Putin comes to claim it!
Pay your electric bill, or they will turn it off! Pay your land tax or they will claim it! Pay your your gas for vehicle or it will not run! Same thing pay your part or you don't need service & you can handle it yourself.......
An alliance isnt a company. We dont pay you anything to "defend" us. Your govt has a huge number of naval and militairy bases on foreign soil. The 2% is to invest in our own militairies. The usa makes good money from the allies who spent that 2% buying a lot equipement and guns ftom the states.
We dont tell you how to spent your $...and you dont tell us how to spent our €, fair? You dont have a problem with nato but with your politicians voting for your insane militairy budget. Militairy over healthcare murica!!
I could care less about NATO's problems when our own country is being invaded!
That attitude will end western democracy
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Pay what you are supposed to !! If it’s an alliance than they should have no problem putting their own skin in the game!!
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That’s not the problem here. Trump didn’t just say “yall need to pay up” he said he would encourage Russia to invade if they didn’t pay up. That’s on another level of fuck up and should be the end of his presidential bid. But sadly maga voters will support him no matter what
@@chrismcnuggett Trump said NOTHING whatsoever about Russia invading. He didn't say the world "invade", and he also didn't say "Russia". I know the fucking news person said that, but Trump didn't. Proof you don't find the truth you just repeat LIES.
Is Trump gonna aid Ukraine if we pay the 2%!? That's my question. Otherwise we need that money for weapons manufacturing and a European army. It would be very useless to pay 2% and then let Russia annex European territory.
The 21 million refugees from Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq we pay for in Europe caused by a American war that started by lying to the UN about WMD's are not counted as aid or the 2% either. In comparison the US has taken 3.5 million refugees since 1975. A shocking low amount. You need to take at least half of those 21 million refugees for me to even consider putting my tax money into buying US weapons for the 2%. There's also 6 million Ukrainian refugees on top of the 21 million. We will take those, don't worry.
The US weapons manufacturers had a new record of sales to foreign nations in 2023 a rise of 16% to the amount of 238 billion. 238 billion minus 80 billion for Ukraine is 158 billion of profit. So we need a 50% discount on US weapons too in Europe to get to 2%.
It's not the fault of Europeans the 238 billion profit does not go to the US people by the way. You need to sort that out internally.
Our commitment to protecting them is conditional on their military spending. If they don’t honor their side of the agreement, we are free to disregard them.
No it’s not, perhaps read the actual NATO charter before commenting.
@@gofastandwynn I'm pretty damn sure you are mistaken.
@@brianlathe Please point out where in the NATO Articles & Treaty says defensive is contingent on spending. All the documents are posted on the NATO website.
@@brianlathe@gofastandwynn is correct:
The only and main commitment: if you are attacked, we’ll treat it as an attack on us too (and then from law follows military mobilisation etc)
There is 0 obligations regarding spending etc, but it means the USA now SEEMS the defacto protector of europe cause their massive military complex. In the end if USA was attacked, like on 9/11, allies mobilized to help.
In a bigger attack on USA, nato means that they can count on 500+ million people defending their country too, even if they are ill prepared
Let us all forget about politics for a moment and appreciate how great of a voice Josep Borrell has. I've never heard a voice that beautiful.
We are tired of paying their bill. It exists but they are not willing to do what it takes to protect themselves.
Is Trump gonna aid Ukraine if we pay the 2%!? That's my question. Otherwise we need that money for weapons manufacturing and a European army. It would be very useless to pay 2% and then let Russia annex European territory.
The 21 million refugees from Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq we pay for in Europe caused by a American war that started by lying to the UN about WMD's are not counted as aid or the 2% either. In comparison the US has taken 3.5 million refugees since 1975. A shocking low amount. You need to take at least half of those 21 million refugees for me to even consider putting my tax money into buying US weapons for the 2%. There's also 6 million Ukrainian refugees on top of the 21 million. We will take those, don't worry.
The US weapons manufacturers had a new record of sales to foreign nations in 2023 a rise of 16% to the amount of 238 billion. 238 billion minus 80 billion for Ukraine is 158 billion of profit. So we need a 50% discount on US weapons too in Europe to get to 2%.
It's not the fault of Europeans the 238 billion profit does not go to the US people by the way. You need to sort that out internally. Your tax money go to US weapons manufacturers. If every member pays 2% in Europe that money doesn't go to the US taxpayer. It goes to weapons manufacturers.
If nato countries fall than so will the states us americans need to stop thinking we are super heroes like we never have needed help before
Lol. You people believe this
It dose not need to exist
Dear Trumpsters, stop taking this fool seriously. He sets the bar low and fails to achieve it.
People you are so ignorant it makes me mad how many of you have no clue what you are talking about. There is no “payment” in NATO. We protect each other! We contribute to each other security and they don’t owe anything to USA! There is no payment to USA and no delinquencies! Are you going to hand back Alaska to Putin? Because this is where it’s going and there will be no NATO to help you when Putin comes to claim it!