Source: Fox News
Summary
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that President Donald Trump has “won the argument” on NATO defense spending, crediting U.S. pressure for prompting Canada and European allies to take on a greater share of the alliance’s security burden. Carney spoke at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, and acknowledged that Trump’s years-long campaign to pressure NATO allies into increasing defense spending has succeeded. NATO leaders agreed to a new goal of spending 5% of GDP on defense and security by 2035. Trump has threatened to pull the U.S. out of the alliance if European nations failed to significantly increase defense spending.
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As expected, the matter has reached another stage.
Trump’s push for allies to spend more on defense is producing results, and Canada is on track to reach 4% of its GDP on defense by the end of the decade. Carney relayed this message directly to Trump during a phone call before the summit. The president is in a good mood, and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte echoed Carney’s assessment, saying Trump has accomplished what multiple U.S. presidents had sought for decades. The scene unfolds like a rehearsed script, with each player reciting their lines. The performance of unity and cooperation is well-rehearsed, but the script is written by the one who holds the purse strings.
Author: Evan Null
