Donald Trump has repeated his false claim that Nato was “not there” for America in a new attack on the country’s allies.
In a social media post shared less than one week before a highly-anticipated Nato summit in Ankara, the US president claimed it was “ridiculous” for America to continue with its “one-sided” relationship with the western military alliance.
“Ridiculous for the U.S.A. to continue along this one sided path when the relationship is not reciprocal. They were not there for us!!! President DJT,” he wrote on Truth Social.
He attached a graphic which suggested the US spent $999 billion on Nato, while the UK spent $90.5bn, France 66.5bn, Italy $48.8bn and Poland $44.3bn.
He did not say where the graphic came from or explain how those numbers matched up to the Nato target of spending at least 3.5% of gross domestic product (GDP) on defence by 2035.
Trump has repeatedly criticised Nato allies for not supporting the US, particularly with his offensive in Iran earlier this year.
Multiple countries refused to let American troops use their military bases to launch strikes on Tehran.
He also overlooks how the defence alliance’s mutual defence clause has only ever been invoked once – in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks against the US.
Trump claimed back in January that Nato ought to give him Greenland having “never” been there fore the US.
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