Donald Trump has said that he will keep the US in Nato provided European countries “play fair” and “pay their fair share”.
The former president made the remarks in an interview with Nigel Farage on GB News and appeared to have softened his rhetoric since he said in February that he could “encourage” Vladimir Putin’s Russia to “do whatever the hell they want” to Nato countries who did not meet their financial obligations to the mutual defence pact.
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Michael Cohen, adult film star Stormy Daniels and ex-Playboy model Karen McDougal have meanwhile been cleared to testify against him in a separate hush-money trial next month.
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Full story: Trump appears to change his tone on Nato after uproar over Russia comments
Donald Trump appeared to change his tone on Nato after the uproar over his previous comments saying that he would encourage Russia to do “whatever the hell they want” to members who don’t pay their fair share.
Speaking to former Brexit leader Nigel Farage on GB News, Mr Trump said the US would “100 per cent” back Nato members who pay up.
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Here’s the most important part of the interview, the US and Nato under a prospective second Trump administration.
“Nato became strong because of me. Now NATO has to treat the US fairly because if it wasn’t for the United States, NATO wouldn’t even exist. They took advantage of us like most countries do,” Trump explained.
Farage then asked him: “If they start to pay their bills properly and the club is fair are places like Poland going to be defended? Will America be there?”
To which the former president replied: “Yes. But the United States should pay its fair share, not everybody else’s fair share.”
Farage said: “Fair enough.” Trump told the GB News host: “I believe that the United States was paying 90 per cent of NATO, that could be 100 per cent.
“It was the most unfair thing and don’t forget, it’s more important to them than it is to us. We have an ocean between some problems.
“They will take advantage. They took advantage of us on trade, they took advantage on the military.
Nigel Farage asked him: “So if they start to play fair, America’s there?”
The former President Trump responded: “Yes. 100 per cent.”
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