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Search results for "PRESIDENT TRUMP reiterates disappointment in NATO"

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Facebook posts stated on September 27, 2023 in a Facebook post:
“NATO troops deployed to Ukraine.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• October 3, 2023
Hillary Clinton stated on February 26, 2008 in a debate in Cleveland:
"He (Obama) chairs the subcommittee on Europe. ... He's held not one substantive hearing to do oversight."
By Robert Farley• February 27, 2008
Donald Trump stated on September 26, 2016 in a presidential debate at Hofstra University:
"NATO is opening up a major terror division. ... I'm sure I'm not going to get credit for it, but that was largely because of what I was saying and my criticism of NATO."
By Louis Jacobson• September 27, 2016
Donald Trump stated on April 12, 2017 in a press conference:
On whether NATO is "obsolete."
By Lauren Carroll• April 12, 2017
Donald Trump stated on March 18, 2017 in a post on Twitter:
"Germany owes ... vast sums of money to NATO & the United States must be paid more for the powerful, and very expensive, defense it provides to Germany!"
By Allison Graves• March 19, 2017
Rex Tillerson stated on October 15, 2017 in a CNN "State of the Union" interview:
"The president early on called on NATO member countries to step up their contributions ... and as a result of that countries have stepped up contributions toward their own defense."
By Allison Graves• October 15, 2017
Hillary Clinton stated on March 21, 2016 in a campaign speech:
Says Donald Trump "wants us to pull out of NATO."
By Tom Kertscher• April 1, 2016
Donald Trump stated on August 15, 2016 in a speech on foreign policy in Youngstown, Ohio:
"I had previously said that NATO was obsolete because it failed to deal adequately with terrorism. Since my comments, they have changed their policy and now have a new division focused on terror threats."
By Louis Jacobson• August 16, 2016
Hillary Clinton stated on October 25, 2016 in a rally in Florida:
Says Donald Trump "was asked if he would defend our allies. He said well, first he'd want to know if they made any payments to us to defend them."
By Miriam Valverde• October 26, 2016
Viral image stated on August 06, 2024 in a Threads post:
Photo shows former President Donald Trump “asleep at the 2017 NATO summit.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• August 9, 2024
Donald Trump stated on July 11, 2018 in the NATO summit:
"Many countries (in NATO) owe us a tremendous amount of money for many years back, where they’re delinquent, as far as I’m concerned, because the United States has had to pay for them."
By Bill McCarthy• July 11, 2018
MAGA Inc stated on March 07, 2024 in an ad:
President Joe Biden said “do whatever the hell they want,” paused, and then said, “I guess I should clear my mind here a little bit.”
By Amy Sherman• March 13, 2024
Joe Biden stated on July 09, 2024 in a speech in Washington D.C.:
In 2020, “only nine NATO allies were spending 2%” of their GDP on defense. “This year, 23 will spend at least 2%.”
By Madison Czopek• July 12, 2024
Threads posts stated on November 10, 2024 in a Threads post:
“NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte says that ‘if Trump surrenders Ukraine to Putin, he will personally expel the United States from the alliance.’”
By Ciara O'Rourke• November 13, 2024
TikTok posts stated on August 01, 2021 in a TikTok post:
"Norfolk naval base has been taken by NATO."
By Bill McCarthy• August 27, 2021
Donald Trump stated on April 24, 2017 in an interview wth the Associated Press:
"Back when they did NATO, there was no such thing as terrorism."
By John Kruzel• April 25, 2017
John Kerry stated on July 11, 2018 in a statement:
Since 2014, "each year, (NATO) nations have been increasing their contributions."
By Jon Greenberg• July 12, 2018
Hillary Clinton stated on October 09, 2016 in the second presidential debate:
"I was gone" when there was a red line against Syria.
By Lauren Carroll• October 10, 2016
Michael Morell stated on September 19, 2016 in an open letter to Donald Trump:
Says Donald Trump has outlined "policies that read like a Kremlin wish list."
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• September 22, 2016
Donald Trump stated on July 12, 2018 in a press conference after the NATO summit:
"The United States was paying for anywhere from 70 to 90 percent of (NATO), depending on the way you calculate."
By Heaven Taylor-Wynn• July 12, 2018

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