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BumRushDaShow

(173,931 posts) Fri Jul 3, 2026, 07:42 AM 7 hrs ago

'Ridiculous' for US to maintain current Nato support, Trump warns ahead of alliance summit

Source: The Guardian

Fri 3 Jul 2026 01.19 EDT
Last modified on Fri 3 Jul 2026 05.38 EDT

Donald Trump has said it is “ridiculous” for the US to continue its “one sided” relationship with Nato, less than a week before a summit of the military alliance in Ankara. Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform that “They were not there for us!!!” and Washington’s relationship with Nato “is not reciprocal”.

The US president has repeatedly lashed out at European allies over their response to the war in Iran, as several countries restricted the use of bases for American forces.

Trump also insists he wants Europe to take the lead role for its own defence, and Washington has already moved to scale back commitments. His Truth Social post on Thursday included a chart displaying the amount of Nato spending, with the US investing vastly more than a few other member states depicted, including the UK and France.

Under pressure from Trump, Nato leaders had agreed at a gathering last year to boost defence-related spending to 5% of GDP by 2035. The US secretary of state has said Trump is disappointed that Nato allies refused to become more actively involved in attacking Iran.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/03/trump-nato-alliance-support-ridiculous-ahead-of-summit

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'Ridiculous' for US to maintain current Nato support, Trump warns ahead of alliance summit (Original Post) BumRushDaShow 7 hrs ago OP

Alliances don't work if you keep threatening to leave WSHazel 5 hrs ago #1

Enough is enough: All the other members should withdraw from NATO and... Justice matters. 1 hr ago #6

And call their new treaty the "Antifascist Alliance" Justice matters. 1 hr ago #7

Republicans sitting back and allowing this type of presidential behavior is bluestarone 4 hrs ago #2

If you can get the Idiocracy to stop watching Fux Nooze, OAN and CBS mdbl 4 hrs ago #3

That's their BLOODLINE!! bluestarone 1 hr ago #5

trump still blowing Putin. republianmushroom 3 hrs ago #4

"Trump is disappointed that Nato allies refused to become more actively involved in attacking Iran." LudwigPastorius 28 min ago #8

WSHazel

(935 posts)

1. Alliances don't work if you keep threatening to leave

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Jul 3, 2026, 10:08 AM

5 hrs ago

Alliances are built on trust, and the rest of the world does not trust us. As far as Europe and Canada are concerned, we are already gone.

The irony is that the U.S. “contribution” to NATO was partially corporate welfare to the American defense contractors. Europe was not asking us to do that.

Justice matters.

(10,254 posts)

6. Enough is enough: All the other members should withdraw from NATO and...

Reply to WSHazel (Reply #1)

Fri Jul 3, 2026, 01:20 PM

1 hr ago

Band together without the never-ending whining and crying fascist-rapist gangster threatening them since a decade in it.

Deal with the consequences in peace at long last!

Justice matters.

(10,254 posts)

7. And call their new treaty the "Antifascist Alliance"

Reply to Justice matters. (Reply #6)

Fri Jul 3, 2026, 01:52 PM

1 hr ago

A.K.A the AA.

bluestarone

(22,602 posts)

2. Republicans sitting back and allowing this type of presidential behavior is

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Jul 3, 2026, 10:16 AM

4 hrs ago

UNPRECEDENTED!! WTF? This kind of ammunition has got to help Democrats crucify these rethugs this election. Everyday Democrats need to scream loud and often what this BASTARD is saying and doing.

mdbl

(9,019 posts)

3. If you can get the Idiocracy to stop watching Fux Nooze, OAN and CBS

Reply to bluestarone (Reply #2)

Fri Jul 3, 2026, 10:21 AM

4 hrs ago

you might have a chance.

bluestarone

(22,602 posts)

5. That's their BLOODLINE!!

Reply to mdbl (Reply #3)

Fri Jul 3, 2026, 01:17 PM

1 hr ago

So that won't happen. We WILL defeat these scumbags. I just hope i'm alive to witness it!!

republianmushroom

(22,943 posts)

4. trump still blowing Putin.

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Jul 3, 2026, 11:17 AM

3 hrs ago

LudwigPastorius

(15,304 posts)

8. "Trump is disappointed that Nato allies refused to become more actively involved in attacking Iran."

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Fri Jul 3, 2026, 02:43 PM

28 min ago

1) The United States (and Israel) attacked Iran first.

2) The NATO treaty explicitly says:

an armed attack against one or more of them in Europe or North America shall be considered an attack against them all

Trump is manufacturing another fake reason to abrogate the treaty, and the Slimy Six of the Supreme Court might back him.

Putin approves.

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