U.S. President Donald Trump said on the 2nd (local time) that the United States spends the most money on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) but is not receiving any benefits.
Trump said on Truth Social, a social media (SNS) platform, that the United States spent $999 billion on NATO from 2014 through last year, and stated accordingly.
According to President Trump, the United Kingdom has an expenditure of $90.5 billion on NATO, France $66.5 billion, and Italy $48.8 billion. He also said that Germany and other member states pay less than that.
President Trump has demanded increases in defense spending for NATO since taking office. After the Iran war, he also noted that NATO member states do not cooperate when needed.
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