15 People 22557 Fact-checks 7548 Articles People (15) Florida Strong Citizens for a Strong America Students for Trump Vets for Trump Americans for a Strong Defense The Trump Talks Donald Trump Tiffany Trump Eric Trump Melania Trump Ivanka Trump President Trump's lawyers Donald Trump Jr. Wisconsin Trump Victory Politics Elite Trump Fact-checks (22557) 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 Bernie Sanders stated on April 14, 2016 in the Democratic debate in Brooklyn, N.Y.: "We spend about 75 percent of the entire cost of the military aspect of NATO." By Jon Greenberg• April 19, 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 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 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 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 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 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 Gary Johnson stated on June 05, 2016 in an appearance on Meet the Press: Says the United States has "treaties with apparently 69 countries where we are obligated to defend their borders. And these were treaties that were executive treaties, not authorized by Congress." By Neelesh Moorthy• June 9, 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 Tim Kaine stated on October 04, 2016 in a debate.: Donald Trump says "that NATO is obsolete and that we need to get rid of NATO..." By Sean Gorman• October 10, 2016 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 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 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 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 Paul Ryan stated on June 11, 2014 in a speech: All 28 members of NATO have "pledged to spend at least 2 percent of their economy on defense. But only three countries do -- Britain, Greece and us." By Tom Kertscher• June 19, 2014 Paul Krugman stated on August 01, 2010 in on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour.": The Bush administration "pulled the troops out of Afghanistan, pulled the resources away, because they wanted to invade Iraq instead." By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 3, 2010 Donald Trump Jr. stated on January 22, 2021 in a tweet: “Donald Trump is the first president in modern history (who) did not start a new war.” By Noah Y. Kim• February 2, 2021 Paul Manafort stated on August 14, 2016 in an interview on "State of the Union": Says there was a "NATO base in Turkey being under attack by terrorists." By Linda Qiu• August 16, 2016 Hillary Clinton stated on August 02, 2016 in a campaign ad: Says Donald Trump "has been talking about the option of using a nuclear weapon against our Western European allies." By Allison Graves• August 12, 2016 Articles (7548) Is Donald Trump’s NATO talk a warning or a negotiating tactic? 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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 Bernie Sanders stated on April 14, 2016 in the Democratic debate in Brooklyn, N.Y.: "We spend about 75 percent of the entire cost of the military aspect of NATO." By Jon Greenberg• April 19, 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 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 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 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 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 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 Gary Johnson stated on June 05, 2016 in an appearance on Meet the Press: Says the United States has "treaties with apparently 69 countries where we are obligated to defend their borders. And these were treaties that were executive treaties, not authorized by Congress." By Neelesh Moorthy• June 9, 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 Tim Kaine stated on October 04, 2016 in a debate.: Donald Trump says "that NATO is obsolete and that we need to get rid of NATO..." By Sean Gorman• October 10, 2016 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 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 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 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 Paul Ryan stated on June 11, 2014 in a speech: All 28 members of NATO have "pledged to spend at least 2 percent of their economy on defense. But only three countries do -- Britain, Greece and us." By Tom Kertscher• June 19, 2014 Paul Krugman stated on August 01, 2010 in on "This Week with Christiane Amanpour.": The Bush administration "pulled the troops out of Afghanistan, pulled the resources away, because they wanted to invade Iraq instead." By Angie Drobnic Holan• August 3, 2010 Donald Trump Jr. stated on January 22, 2021 in a tweet: “Donald Trump is the first president in modern history (who) did not start a new war.” By Noah Y. Kim• February 2, 2021 Paul Manafort stated on August 14, 2016 in an interview on "State of the Union": Says there was a "NATO base in Turkey being under attack by terrorists." By Linda Qiu• August 16, 2016 Hillary Clinton stated on August 02, 2016 in a campaign ad: Says Donald Trump "has been talking about the option of using a nuclear weapon against our Western European allies." By Allison Graves• August 12, 2016
Is Donald Trump’s NATO talk a warning or a negotiating tactic? Here’s what he has said By Matthew Crowley, Amy Sherman• March 6, 2024 Trying to pin down what Donald Trump thinks about abortion, the minimum wage, taxes, and U.S. debt By Louis Jacobson• May 11, 2016 What you need to know about Donald Trump, Russia and Ukraine By Linda Qiu• August 4, 2016 Hillary Clinton's claim in her new book about voter suppression in Wisconsin By Tom Kertscher• September 12, 2017 Fact-checking Donald Trump's Davos speech on Greenland, US economy By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• January 21, 2026 Fact-checking President Trump’s NATO summit news conference in Brussels By Jon Greenberg, Bill McCarthy• July 12, 2018 Fact-checking Trump's text message to Norway’s prime minister about Nobel Peace Prize, NATO By Amy Sherman• January 20, 2026 Are U.S. actions in Libya subject to the War Powers Resolution? A review of the evidence By Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson• June 22, 2011 Fact-checking Trump’s TIME interview on truths and falsehoods By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson• March 23, 2017 Why Donald Trump’s boast that he got ‘delinquent’ NATO allies to ‘pay up’ is misleading By Amy Sherman• February 14, 2024 Fact-checking Donald Trump in Singapore about North Korea By Louis Jacobson, Manuela Tobias• June 12, 2018 Joe Biden’s inauguration in extraordinary times, fact-checked By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson• January 20, 2021 Does the U.S. have a 'massive' trade deficit with Germany, as Donald Trump said? By Louis Jacobson• May 30, 2017 Hillary Clinton says of Libya, 'We did not lose a single American in that action' By Louis Jacobson• September 8, 2016 Donald Trump's speech on the Orlando shooting, fact-checked By Linda Qiu• June 17, 2016 Tracking Donald Trump’s flip-flops in his first 100 days By Lauren Carroll• April 27, 2017 Donald Trump's speech about fighting 'radical Islamic terrorism,' fact-checked By Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• August 15, 2016 Did Trump campaign soften platform language to benefit Russia? By Allison Graves• August 4, 2016 Fact-checking the Aug. 31 news shows By Steve Contorno, Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• August 31, 2014 Why Trump Is the most fact-checked president By Angie Drobnic Holan• January 14, 2019
