Donald Trump, if elected as President of the United States, may require NATO members to raise defense spending to 3% of GDP

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/donald-trump-would-force-nato-members-to-spend-3-percent-on-defence-lk7wqmf38

by Baysdarby

43 comments

  1. Tough one. As I agree with this. But not for the same reasons.

  2. How could he ever get in a position to require or force anything through? He already threatened with a US exit from Nato, so nobody in their right mind would do anything to comply with his wishes. Instead everybody will have to aim for a defence thats independant on the USA and american weapons. You’ll be left with the Fart of the Deal, Donald.

  3. We’ll be there in a few years anyway, with or without Trump, it’s absolutely necessary.

  7. Step 1: Trump demands NATO countries raise defense spending to min of 3% of GDP.

    Step 2: Trump demands NATO countries buy minimum quotas of US military hardware while signing an Executive Order that renames major American weapons systems to include the word “Trump.”

    Step 3: Trump demands NATO countries pay him 1% of their GDP for use of newly-purchased US military hardware bearing his name.

  8. He obviously can’t require that, but it’s quite logical to propose it. The 2% GDP NATO requirement was first accepted in 2006. Compare the current security situation in Europe and the situation of 2006 – it’s obvious that NATO members should be discussing the defense spending increase and not the date when they will start to fulfill their obligations, like it’s happening now.

  9. It was 2 % and most European countries didn,t make that, so spending more on militairy is not a bad thing. I recon 3% in current events is the bare minimum.

  10. He can’t require NATO to do anything. It doesn’t work that way.

  11. He doesn’t get it. The main problem is not money. It is the organization of the European Military. We need a big reform first and after that many years above 2%.

  12. What is wrong with that? They should have been doing that all along but have not.

  13. This fucking traitor will do whatever he can to undermine Ukraine, support Russia, destabilize NATO, and dismantle democracy at home and abroad. He is a lifelong narcissist conman, and incapable of anything else. If he didn’t have a famous name and brain dead cult to bilk cash from, he’d be in prison. Trump is a disgrace, and so is anyone stupid enough to vote for him.

  14. I have a better deal. We do increase our defence spending to 3%, and in the same time, Trump passes away from unfortunate sudden complications as a result of internal bleeding and donkey cock.

  15. Didn’t he want to pull America out of NATO? The man’s policies flip flop as much as his hair.

  16. It’s not about increasing defence spending. It’s about feeding any countries that don’t meet the target to Russia.

  17. “may” means he’ll use it to get elected then backtrack on it.

    We saw all this about the current issues of the last election cycles he was a part of.

  18. Good luck.l with that, since every decision needs to be taken as block. He can’t dictate it. Aldo threatening to leave would work I guess.

  20. The guy is an absolute waste of oxygen, but you know what they say about broken clocks. In this current situation it’s important to invest in defence as much as possible.

  21. The much talked about % spend thing in NATO is not a rule and just a suggestion. It is also linked to spending on technology as well.

  22. Good, he should also ask for it retroactively from the time Crimea was taken

  23. Trump’s critiques of NATO’s European member committment are [The.One.Single.Place](http://The.One.Single.Place) I agree with him. Even 3% is low, we need to be looking at 4%. We Europeans need to start getting our shit together, and that right soon. Not just because of Russia, but because the USA is starting to look increasingly unreliable as a partner as well, as her internal politics polarise more and more.

  25. Trump thinks money is the issue , but really it’s about the defence mindset and the post war military philosophy of Europe. Not all problems are solved by throwing money at it Donald 

  28. Trump or not, someone made a great argument that 2% is for peace time. We’re no longer in peace time…

  29. He can’t “require” jackshit from NATO. He would be the head of a member state not the head of NATO.

    American-centric BS exhausts me as a an American

  31. Downvoting anything that includes Donald Trump including this loser photo – anyone posts a loser photo then downvote. Lets not give this dirtbag anymore exposure please. Here in America we wake up with this daily nightmare – nothing like what is going on in Ukraine but lets stop giving this shitbag any exposure, please.

  32. Trump is just going to break NATO for his master. His words are meaningless. They could spend 5% and he will still attempt to pull the US from NATO. Or he will undermine it to the point of irrelevance

  34. If he wants Europe to listen to him maybe he should be taking their biggest threat more seriously that’s Russia rather than hoping they will take his which is China. But either way most of NATO has to smarten up.

  35. Trump just wants to turn public opinion against NATO because he wants to pull the US out (at the behest of Putin). He doesn’t actually care about defense spending.

  36. Sure. But it doesn’t say anywhere we need to spend that on American weapon systems , Donald, you moron

  38. and the other NATO members may require trump to shut the fuck up cause they can’t bear laughing that much. with the war in Ukraine, of course every budget gonna increase beyond 3%. Stable genius striking again.

  39. NATO doesn’t belong to Trump. Nor does it belong to a single country. It’s an alliance of sovereign countries with an integrated command.

    No NATO member can dictate the sovereign defence policy of other members.

  40. Cheap talk. USA president has no power to enforce this, only to propose it and hope others accept.

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