Despite reports that President Donald Trump outright threatened to pull the U.S. out of NATO over allies’ defense spending, Trump told reporters on Thursday that the group is “more put together” and “coordinated” than it has ever been.
“NATO is more put together right now, is more coordinated and I think there is a better spirit for NATO right now than perhaps they’ve ever had,” he said at an unplanned press conference Thursday. “It’s richer than it ever was, the commitments are made at a higher level than they’ve ever been made and the money to paid out faster, far faster. … This was a fantastic two days, this was a really fantastic — it all came together in the end.”
He said the meetings may have been “tough for a little while,” but said NATO leaders ultimately are “really liking what happened in the last two day.”
Politico, CNN and several other news outlets reported Thursday that behind closed doors Trump threatened that the U.S. would “do our own thing” if allies refused to increase defense spending.
Despite threatening in private to pull the U.S. out of NATO, Trump brags to reporters that the group of allies is "more put together" than it has ever been. pic.twitter.com/lEqDQRmJ8r
— TPM Livewire (@TPMLiveWire) July 12, 2018
If you begin with the premise that Trump is (1) a racist, and (2) a tool of Putin, every single thing he does as President makes perfect sense. Why go through contortions to seek alternative explanations?
I’m Schizophrenic…
No I’m Not
Yes I am
Ladies and Gentleman
Your President
Interesting deveopment:
You know he’s really got up a head of steam and he’s rolling with the fact-free assertions when he starts talking about how unprecedentedly good the “spirit” of something is.
I’m a self assessed genius and the biggest dickhead on Earth