President Trump reiterated his oft-repeated gripe that the United States is spending more money on defense than other NATO countries Tuesday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. He then turned to NATO spending, reprising a complaint that other countries aren't contributing as much to the alliance as the U.S."NATO also if you look at what happens what with NATO, we're spending a vast predominance of the money," Trump said. TRUMP ADDRESSES WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM IN DAVOS, TOUTS TRADE DEALS, US ECONOMYTrump continued: "We're protecting Europe and that's fine but they can't do it to us on trade. Trump's insistence that other NATO countries spend more on defense seems to be having an impact, NATO Secretary-General Jans Stoltenberg told Congress last year. The United States spends 3.5 percent of its GDP on defense, and Trump has long called for fellow NATO members to put up their share.

Source: Fox News January 21, 2020 17:25 UTC