Donald Trump’s doubts about this NATO This does not include criticism that the alliance is underfunded by other member states; But this Saturday, the former US president went one step further, threatening to oppose defending the presidential election next November if he wins. with pending payments and even Will encourage Russia to attack them.
In his speech at the primary election campaign rally south carolinaTrump talked about his meeting with a NATO leader without identifying who he was. “One of the presidents of a major country stood up and said, ‘Well, sir, if we don’t pay and Russia attacks us, will you protect us?’ ” said the tycoon before explaining his answer: “No, I won’t do that. Protect them, I even advise Russia to do whatever they want, they should pay their debts.
This statement came after the president’s possible rival, Trump Joe Biden At the polls, Republican congressmen were pressured to pass a bill that included aid to Ukraine as well as reforms to immigration policies and tightening controls on the southern border.
“Encouraging the invasion of our closest allies by murderous regimes, scary and crazy“That was the White House’s response through its spokesman, Andrew Bates, on Saturday.” Call for war and encourage chaosThe spokesman stated that President (Joe) Biden will continue to support American leadership.
mutual defense
There is a provision in the NATO Treaty that guarantees: mutual defense If one of the member states is attacked, the member states
While Trump was in charge of the White House, he was already highly critical of the Atlantic Alliance and repeatedly threatened it. leave the organization. He cut US funding to NATO as a measure of protest, and one of his main complaints was that his country was paying more than its fair share.
European allies had already expressed concern that a possible Republican victory could risk US commitment to the alliance, but the NATO Secretary General said: Jens StoltenbergLast month he ruled out that Trump’s second presidency would result in Washington’s withdrawal.
Pressuring member countries to increase defense spending, Stoltenberg also said that European allies were increasing their military contributions and “moving in the right direction.”
In previous incidents, Trump had launched other attacks on the Alliance. He told a campaign rally last month that he did not believe NATO countries would support the United States if it were attacked.
About Russia’s war UkraineTrump has called for de-escalation and complained about the billions of dollars spent so far, but has laid out few concrete policy proposals.
Total US aid to Ukraine since Moscow’s full-scale invasion in February 2022 has totaled about $75 billion, while other NATO members and partner states have jointly provided more than $100 billion in aid, Stoltenberg said.
Immigration
During the rally in South Carolina, Trump also celebrated the failure of the bill aimed at solving the immigration crisis at the Mexican border and promised to implement this law if elected. The big “deportation operation” on his first day in office.
The bipartisan bill was rejected in the US Senate this week. tight control Trump’s stance against the Republican Party by denying Biden victory on immigration, one of the issues of his presidential campaign.
“Let’s not forget that this week we scored another major victory that every conservative should celebrate. We crushed the corrupt Joe Biden’s disastrous open borders bill,” Trump said. said. “The whole group did a great job in Congress. We crushed it,” he added.
“On day one, I will end all open border policies of the Biden administration and begin the largest domestic deportation operation in American history. We have no choice,” he said.
The Senate border bill included aid to Ukraine and Israel, but Republicans rejected the proposal on Wednesday, even though the conservative party wants immigration funds to be tied to foreign policy funds.
The Upper House is currently considering a foreign aid package that excludes the border issue. The $95 billion aid package that will be discussed also includes aid to Israel’s war against Hamas and its strategic ally Taiwan. But most of them will help Ukraine replenish its depleted arsenal.