Trump Tweets Germany Owes ‘Vast Sums Of Money To NATO’

meets with United States President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on March 17, 2017. Angela Merkel visit to Washington DC, USA - 17 Mar 2017 (Rex Features via AP Images)
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In tweets published on Saturday morning, President Donald Trump insisted that he had a productive meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. But then he said that Germany owes money to NATO.

Since the campaign, Trump has complained that other NATO members do not pay their fair share. NATO countries are asked to contribute 2 percent of their GDP to the alliance’s defense spending. Germany pays about 1.2 percent of its GDP, while the U.S. pays more than 3 percent of its GDP.

During their meetings on Friday, Trump reportedly pushed Merkel on NATO defense spending.

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  1. Narcissists are so predictable.

  2. Can we put duct tape over his mouth and chop off his little fingers?

  3. Silence is golden, duct tape is silver.

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