Trump blasts NATO defense spending on Truth Social before Turkey summit
Trump and NATO allies clash over Iran nuclear deal, military spending
President Donald Trump has renewed pressure on NATO allies on military spending and cooperation, with a summit to be held in Türkiye next week. US Ambassador to NATO Matt Whitaker highlights Trump’s frustration with allies like Spain and discusses Türkiye’s purchase of the S-300 missile defense system from Russia. It underscores the need for strong, capable allies and speaks to the global appreciation for American culture seen in the World Cup.
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President Donald Trump took aim at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in social media posts on Thursday, expressing his disappointment with the alliance.
“The US spends by far more money on NATO than any other country to maintain it, without getting any benefits: US $999B, UK, $90.5B, France, $66.5B, Italy, $48.8B, Poland, $44.3B. Others, including Germany, are MUCH LOWER. (2014-2025) So ridiculous!” The president asserted on Truth Social Thursday morning: to mail.
A NATO releaseStating that “the deadline for the information used in this report is June 3, 2025” and “2024 and 2025 figures are estimates”, the report stated that the estimated 2025 defense expenditures are 980 billion dollars for the USA, 90.508 billion dollars for the United Kingdom, 66.531 billion dollars for France, 48.8 billion dollars for Italy and 44.314 billion dollars for Poland.
DESPITE TRUMP’S INFLUENCE FOR YEARS, MANY TRUMP SUPPORTERS ARE STILL RETURNING TO NATO, NEW POLL SEES
President Donald Trump walks to board Air Force One as it departs Bismarck Municipal Airport in Bismarck, ND, on July 1, 2026 (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
America’s commander-in-chief also called out NATO in his post on Thursday night.
“It is ridiculous for the USA to proceed on this unilateral path when the relations are not reciprocal. They were not with us!!!” Trump shouted in his speech to mail.
The president’s vociferous complaints about NATO come ahead of the alliance’s summit next week in Ankara, Türkiye. Trump is scheduled to attend.
NATO SECRETARY MARK RUTTE PRAISED TRUMP’S IRAN STRATEGY
President Donald Trump meets with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on June 24, 2026. (Aaron Schwartz/AFP via Getty Images)
Trump met with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the White House last month.
Trump criticized NATO amid the US war with Iran.
THATCHER’S FORMER ADVISOR TRUMP SAYS ‘THE RIGHT TO BE ANGER’ ABOUT EUROPE’S BETRAYAL TO IRAN
President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he leaves the stage following a speech during the Faith & Freedom Coalition’s 2026 Policy Conference at the Washington Hilton on June 26, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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“Now that the Strait of Hormuz issue is over, I got a call from NATO asking if we needed help. I TOLD THEM TO STAY AWAY UNLESS THEY WANTED TO FILL THEIR SHIPS WITH OIL. They were useless when needed, Paper Tiger!” Trump argued at Truth Social in mid-April: to mail.
