Trump: U.S. Shouldn’t Have to Hit NATO’s 5% Spending Target

Published at Jun 21, 2025 - 13:53
Trump: U.S. Shouldn’t Have to Hit NATO’s 5% Spending Target
Trump: U.S. Shouldn’t Have to Hit NATO’s 5% Spending Target


President Donald Trump said Friday the United States should not be required to meet a NATO target of spending five percent of the country's gross domestic product on defense. "I don't think we should, but I think they should," he said of fellow members of the alliance. "We've been supporting NATO so long, in many cases, I believe, paying almost 100 percent the cost. So I don't think we should, but I think that the NATO countries should, absolutely."