13 People 25040 Fact-checks 8067 Articles People (13) Say Anything Blog Students for Trump Vets for Trump 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 (25040) 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Facebook posts stated on February 15, 2024 in a Facebook post: Joe Biden or Donald Trump dropped out of the 2024 presidential race as of Feb 15. By Madison Czopek• February 16, 2024 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 April 12, 2017 in a press conference: On whether NATO is "obsolete." By Lauren Carroll• April 12, 2017 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 Social Media stated on December 01, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter: “Trump won 18-to-24-year-olds in Wisconsin." By D.L. Davis• January 6, 2025 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 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 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 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 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 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 Articles (8067) 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 Fact-checking Donald Trump's Davos speech on Greenland, US economy By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• January 21, 2026 Fact-checking Trump's text message to Norway’s prime minister about Nobel Peace Prize, NATO By Amy Sherman• January 20, 2026 Donald Trump's speech about fighting 'radical Islamic terrorism,' fact-checked By Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• August 15, 2016 Fact-checking Sen. Brian Schatz vs. Sen. Josh Hawley on aid to Ukraine By Jon Greenberg• April 12, 2022 Fact-checking President Trump’s NATO summit news conference in Brussels By Jon Greenberg, Bill McCarthy• July 12, 2018 Why Donald Trump’s boast that he got ‘delinquent’ NATO allies to ‘pay up’ is misleading By Amy Sherman• February 14, 2024 Fact-checking Trump’s TIME interview on truths and falsehoods By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson• March 23, 2017 Could a strike by Russia on Poland trigger Article 5 and bring NATO into war? By Louis Jacobson• March 14, 2022 Trying to pin down what Donald Trump thinks about abortion, the minimum wage, taxes, and U.S. debt By Louis Jacobson• May 11, 2016 In context: What the White House has said about sending troops to fight Russia By Louis Jacobson• December 13, 2023 Tracking Donald Trump’s flip-flops in his first 100 days By Lauren Carroll• April 27, 2017 Does the U.S. have a 'massive' trade deficit with Germany, as Donald Trump said? By Louis Jacobson• May 30, 2017 Fact-checking Donald Trump's address to Congress By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• March 1, 2017 What you need to know about Donald Trump, Russia and Ukraine By Linda Qiu• August 4, 2016 Did Trump campaign soften platform language to benefit Russia? By Allison Graves• August 4, 2016 Donald Trump's speech on the Orlando shooting, fact-checked By Linda Qiu• June 17, 2016 Donald Trump presume que él ‘hizo pagar’ a los aliados de la OTAN, pero eso es engañoso By Amy Sherman• February 21, 2024 Hillary Clinton says of Libya, 'We did not lose a single American in that action' By Louis Jacobson• September 8, 2016 Fact-checking Donald Trump's rally in Charleston, W.Va. By Louis Jacobson• August 22, 2018
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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 Facebook posts stated on February 15, 2024 in a Facebook post: Joe Biden or Donald Trump dropped out of the 2024 presidential race as of Feb 15. By Madison Czopek• February 16, 2024 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 April 12, 2017 in a press conference: On whether NATO is "obsolete." By Lauren Carroll• April 12, 2017 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 Social Media stated on December 01, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter: “Trump won 18-to-24-year-olds in Wisconsin." By D.L. Davis• January 6, 2025 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 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 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 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 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 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
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 Fact-checking Donald Trump's Davos speech on Greenland, US economy By Louis Jacobson, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• January 21, 2026 Fact-checking Trump's text message to Norway’s prime minister about Nobel Peace Prize, NATO By Amy Sherman• January 20, 2026 Donald Trump's speech about fighting 'radical Islamic terrorism,' fact-checked By Linda Qiu, Katie Sanders• August 15, 2016 Fact-checking Sen. Brian Schatz vs. Sen. Josh Hawley on aid to Ukraine By Jon Greenberg• April 12, 2022 Fact-checking President Trump’s NATO summit news conference in Brussels By Jon Greenberg, Bill McCarthy• July 12, 2018 Why Donald Trump’s boast that he got ‘delinquent’ NATO allies to ‘pay up’ is misleading By Amy Sherman• February 14, 2024 Fact-checking Trump’s TIME interview on truths and falsehoods By Lauren Carroll, Louis Jacobson• March 23, 2017 Could a strike by Russia on Poland trigger Article 5 and bring NATO into war? By Louis Jacobson• March 14, 2022 Trying to pin down what Donald Trump thinks about abortion, the minimum wage, taxes, and U.S. debt By Louis Jacobson• May 11, 2016 In context: What the White House has said about sending troops to fight Russia By Louis Jacobson• December 13, 2023 Tracking Donald Trump’s flip-flops in his first 100 days By Lauren Carroll• April 27, 2017 Does the U.S. have a 'massive' trade deficit with Germany, as Donald Trump said? By Louis Jacobson• May 30, 2017 Fact-checking Donald Trump's address to Congress By Louis Jacobson, Amy Sherman• March 1, 2017 What you need to know about Donald Trump, Russia and Ukraine By Linda Qiu• August 4, 2016 Did Trump campaign soften platform language to benefit Russia? By Allison Graves• August 4, 2016 Donald Trump's speech on the Orlando shooting, fact-checked By Linda Qiu• June 17, 2016 Donald Trump presume que él ‘hizo pagar’ a los aliados de la OTAN, pero eso es engañoso By Amy Sherman• February 21, 2024 Hillary Clinton says of Libya, 'We did not lose a single American in that action' By Louis Jacobson• September 8, 2016 Fact-checking Donald Trump's rally in Charleston, W.Va. By Louis Jacobson• August 22, 2018
