President Donald Trump departs for London on Monday to attend a NATO leaders meeting that is designed to showcase the continued strength of the alliance 70 years after its establishment. But the gathering will also put the political strains within the alliance on public display.
Just last week, it was announced that the U.S. is reducing its contribution toward NATO's operational budget from 22% to 16%. A NATO official portrayed the move as a demonstration of the allies' commitment to the alliance rather than a sign of decreased U.S. commitment. But while the administration contends the president has only made NATO stronger, Macron made headlines last month with his warning of a"brain death" within NATO because of reduced U.S. reliability within the structure of the alliance.
Heather Conley, the director of the Europe Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said it seems as if Trump and Macron are"trying to out-disrupt the other." "They have a great deal of respect for each other," said a senior administration official."They have different priorities for the alliance. The president wants to make it stronger and the burden sharing more equitable. I think President Macron is still kind of working out what he wants out of the group. But I think they have a healthy level of respect for each other. That will come out in their bilateral conversation.
In addition to its actions in Syria, Turkey's increasingly close ties with Russia and its purchase of a Russian missile defense system remains a source of widespread concern within the alliance. A senior administration official said the U.S. has already been"blunt" with Turkey on the issue of the Russian S-400s, but so far the administration has stopped short of sanctioning Turkey over acquiring the Russian equipment, despite legislation that mandates the administration to do so.
Going over there under this cloud of impeachment is affecting his swagger. If it’s not then it will allow these leaders to look at him in a different light and know even if not stated Trump is no Leader. He will try to brow beat them about contributions but his luster is gone.
Is he going to have the Rocky theme song play when he’s introduced? How long will it take until embarrasses himself and the US again?
Trump will try to sneak in Putin in return for dirt on Biden.
I still dont understand why realDonaldTrump attends these meetings. All he does is goes & embarrasses the U.S.A., makes a fool of himself & makes a mess any agreement the U.S.A. already has in place. Why not take him on a tour of the prison cell that has been reserved for him
He is going to start stuff not solve stuff. They hate his guts. He will be a gas lighter like with the Kurds to satisfy Putin’s demand. Are any Republicans speaking out on Kurds behalf. They do not mention the Kurds. The Losers are their Constituents. They are for THEMSELVES
The Soviet Union no longer exists
Woo hoo! Another Trumpler 'me me me' campaign! 😹☔🙀
Another opportunity for him to embarrass our nation 😡
Dear NATO: We’re sorry. Love, America
Britain, please give this man hell!!! And make sure his chips are soggy and tasteless if his minions stop in for a snack!
Trump thinks NATO is some sort of Japanese fermented bean
Who will he offend first?
While cowards in Washington smear him to impeach without bipartisan support. Or any evidence beyond the transcript they're manipulating to sound nefarious.
Close the borders!
أَأَنتُمْ أَشَدُّ خَلْقًا أَمِ السَّمَاءُ ۚ بَنَاهَا (27)
Isn’t he defunding the USAs portion?
DonaldTrump 'NATO is 70, but Donald Trump is 73. That makes Trump better. Everybody say that Trump is better or else I'm taking the United States out of NATO. Say it. Say it. Say it. I'm not crazy. You're crazy. '
Trump's already sold us out to the russian aggression I'm afraid. 😈
Be awesome when he tells them we are halving our financial contribution 👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Five bucks says realDonaldTrump won't be able to shut up about: 1. The 'witch hunt' 2. How great he is 3. How much he loves Putin
NATO is a security alliance established in 1949 during the early days of the Cold War to counter Soviet aggression in Europe. The alliance’s goal is to “safeguard the freedom and security of its members through political and military means.”
Didn't he pull us out ? This mutha fkr is going crazy. He wants to be on all the world stages, they don't want to se his dumb az . He has a stage right here ,right now he should be gracing named after him ImpeachDonaldTrumpNOW impeachment hearings are in progress.
🇷🇺 mole he is
Meanwhile TheDemocrats continue with their impeachment insanity in WA. God help the USA.
Who is he kidding? He weakens our relationships with our allies every time he attends an overseas meeting! ImpeachAndRemoveTrumpNOW
Why does he pretend to like NATO and attend this conference when his boss hates NATO? And while he's in Europe, can we just send him straight to Russia and leave him there?
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