Trump Says He Might 'Encourage' Russia To Attack NATO Allies

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Trump Says He Might 'Encourage' Russia To Attack NATO Allies
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“NATO was busted until I came along,” he began. “I said, ‘Everybody’s going to pay.’ They said, ‘Well, if we don’t pay are you still going to protect us?’ I said, ‘Absolutely not.’ They couldn’t believe the answer.”

This coming from the guy notorious for routinely stiffing payments on literally everyone and everything.

It's also not even how NATO works. Countries are recommended (not required, recommended) to spend 2% of GDP on their own defence forces.