Analysis No, Germany doesnt owe America vast sums of money for NATO

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Fresh off the heels of a dust-up with Britain, President Trump attacked another key ally — Germany.

At a news conference Friday with German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Trump “reiterated” his “need for our NATO allies to pay their fair share for the cost of defense.” He followed up Saturday with an impolitic double-barreled tweet shot, writing that Germany owes America “vast sums of money” for NATO. And, he argued, the country should pay more “for the powerful, and very expensive, defense it provides.”

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

Security experts quickly attacked the flaws in Trump’s  logic. On Twitter, former U.S. ambassador to NATO Ivo Daalder wrote  that increased defense budgets by Germany aren’t transferred to the United States. He also pointed out that NATO decided to make the 2 percent requirement mandatory just a couple of years ago. The alliance gave all member states until 2024 to reach that goal, and Germany is on track. 

“Trump’s comments misrepresent the way NATO functions,” Daalder told us. “The President keeps saying that we need to be paid by the Europeans for the fact that we have troops in Europe or provide defense there. But that’s not how it works.”

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[Wellstone ruled]

1. But but,the President seen or heard this

from one of his friends. There are so many of these false stories running on the Conspiracy Network. Who knows,it could have been Donnie writing them,after all,he used to write stories for the National Inquirer.

[Beartracks]

2. Wait, what?! Trump doesn't understand how governments work??? n/t