Trump defends demand for NATO members to spend 5% of GDP on defence
US President Donald Trump on Thursday defended his call for NATO countries to spend 5% of gross domestic product (GDP) on defence, up from the current 2% target. In response to the objection that not even the US is spending 5% on defence,
Trump Wants NATO Burden Sharing Requirement Pushed To 5% Of GDP On Defense
President Trump on Thursday said he plans to ask NATO nations to increase their defense spending to five percent of gross domestic product. After floating
Trump Says Not Sure US Should Be Spending Anything on NATO
Trump has said members of the military alliance should spend 5% of their gross domestic product (GDP) on defence – a huge increase from the current 2% goal and a level that no NATO country, including the United States, currently achieves. Copyright 2025 Thomson Reuters.
Germany Says It Met NATO 2% Defence Spending Target in 2024, Short of Trump's Demand
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany met the NATO alliance's target to spend 2% of its gross domestic product on defence in 2024, a government spokesperson said on Monday, as the country weighs the need to further boost longer-term military funding commitments.
They're not protecting us, we're protecting them: President Trump warns NATO over US’ spending
United States President Donald Trump on3 said that he was not sure America should be spending anything on NATO, telling reporters that the US was protecting NATO members, but they were "not protecting us" Trump repeated demands that other members of the transatlantic alliance spend 5% of their gross domestic product (GDP) on defence – a huge increase from the current 2% goal and a level that no NATO country,
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Ratio of public debt to gross domestic product jumps by 70% in past year
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