In an emergency meeting in February 2017 to discuss whether the US was 'in or out' of the organisation, Trump reportedly told Mattis: 'You can have your Nato'. Eventually Trump capitulated, according to the book, telling Mattis that the US would support Nato but its allies must pay. Mr Mattis reportedly laughed and nodded. Woodward's explosive new book, seen by the Telegraph, also claims Trump nearly declared war with North Korea with a tweet in early 2018. The new book by legendary Watergate reported Bob Woodward claims Trump also nearly declared war on North Korea with a tweet earlier this year

Source: Daily Mail September 09, 2018 09:52 UTC