Two European officials criticized Donald Trump on Sunday after comments the former U.S. president made about not protecting NATO allies who aren’t paying enough from a potential Russian invasion.
EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton was asked in a French television interview about Saturday’s remarks by Trump, who is likely to be the Republican nominee in this year’s U.S. presidential election.
Undermining the credibility of allied countries means weakening the entire NATO," he wrote on social media platform X.
“Any attack on NATO will be met with a united and forceful response,” he said, reacting to Trump’s comments.
Trump, speaking during a political rally in South Carolina on Saturday and appearing to recount a meeting with NATO leaders, quoted the president of “a big country” that he did not name as asking, “Well sir, if we don’t pay, and we’re attacked by Russia — will you protect us?”
White House spokesperson Andrew Bates, asked about Trump’s comments, said, “Encouraging invasions of our closest allies by murderous regimes is appalling and unhinged — and it endangers American national security, global stability and our economy at home.”
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Two European officials criticized Donald Trump on Sunday after comments the former U.S. president made about not protecting NATO allies who aren’t paying enough from a potential Russian invasion.
EU Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton was asked in a French television interview about Saturday’s remarks by Trump, who is likely to be the Republican nominee in this year’s U.S. presidential election.
Undermining the credibility of allied countries means weakening the entire NATO," he wrote on social media platform X.
“Any attack on NATO will be met with a united and forceful response,” he said, reacting to Trump’s comments.
Trump, speaking during a political rally in South Carolina on Saturday and appearing to recount a meeting with NATO leaders, quoted the president of “a big country” that he did not name as asking, “Well sir, if we don’t pay, and we’re attacked by Russia — will you protect us?”
White House spokesperson Andrew Bates, asked about Trump’s comments, said, “Encouraging invasions of our closest allies by murderous regimes is appalling and unhinged — and it endangers American national security, global stability and our economy at home.”
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