I daresay his judgment is informed by his consideration of Russia as closer to an ally than a foe.
Trump doesn't care about cost. And investing in your own military is not the same as paying America. The Baltic countries and Poland have spent a higher then recommended percentage of their gdp on the military and have done more to keep a positive relationship with America but Trump doesn't seem to care
And it would not required Trump lying about Ukraine war either.
Which is true since defense money doesn't rain from the sky. Taxpayers on both sides of the atlantic are footing the bill.
>He always says Europeans are not paying their fair share.
Which is true when you look at per member spending percentages. Mostly Poland and a couple of other members have been meeting their agreed spending targets, but the rest have been slacking.
>He has been talking about it for ten years:
From your article:
"While Trump has gone so far as saying that, as president, he would consider pulling the U.S. out of NATO if it is not restructured, we’ve found no instance of him saying he wants to do so at this point. And the Clinton campaign hasn’t been able to point to an example of Trump saying that either.
In fact, it was during the interview with the Post, which initially brought attention to Trump’s feelings about NATO, that Trump said that he doesn’t want the U.S. to leave the alliance."
> While Trump has gone so far as saying that, as president, he would consider pulling the U.S. out of NATO if it is not restructured, we’ve found no instance of him saying he wants to do so at this point
US won't because US needs NATO more than other countries. US is the only country to ever invoke article whatshernumber.