Trump’s NATO Remark Sparks Political Storm in World Capitals
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Donald Trump’s comments over the weekend that he once told a European leader he’d abandon NATO members to a Russian invasion if they hadn’t met defense-spending commitments have renewed talk about what a second term would mean for allies.
Trump’s comments on NATO send a “horrible message” to Russian President Vladimir Putin “and to America,” Democratic Senator Joe Manchin said Sunday. His party colleague John Fetterman blasted them as “astonishing “ and “wild.”