President Trump has many vices, but subtlety is not one of them. “Nevertheless,” President Trump added, “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!”He believes European nations need to pay their fair share for the common defense that NATO guarantees to all its members. Only 5 of 28 NATO members, including the U.S., met the minimum and most nations’ spending falls considerably below the 2%. As the Republican nominee, President Trump had been skeptical that it was worth it. Trump and Mattis aren’t arguing with a straw man here.

Source: Forbes April 07, 2017 20:15 UTC