NATO chief warns of danger in dividing US, Europe
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday spoke to allies about growing concerns that U.S. politics could divide the United States and Europe following former President Trump’s recent comments disparaging the alliance. I warned you. Mr. Stoltenberg has argued that between the U.S.’s reluctance to provide funding for aid to Ukraine, citing partisan conflict, and President […]
Russia is watching America’s fight over Ukraine and NATO
On the eve of the opening of the Munich Security Conference, the Super Bowl of foreign policy events, America is sending deeply mixed signals about democracy.parliament and Fight Former president over funding to Ukraine threatening To end the consternation of NATO and Europe, the United States is having its worst moment in public diplomacy. of […]
Democrats win seat, Republicans win impeachment, two presidents clash over NATO
Had the second attempt to impeach the Secretary of Homeland Security been made a little later, Republicans would have failed again. Instead, they succeeded in impeaching Alejandro Mayorkas, the first sitting Cabinet secretary to impose sanctions, by a single vote. But a victory in George Santos’ old district would have given Democrats additional votes to […]
NATO chief touts record defense spending, pushes back on Trump’s remarks
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday that the alliance’s members have increased defense spending to record amounts, and former President Donald Trump suggested last week that he would condone attacks on European countries that are not spending enough. He said he objected. Stoltenberg said European allies and Canada increased defense spending by 11 per cent […]
House GOP snubbing Ukraine aid is a far more serious threat than Trump’s NATO theatrics
Recalling his meetings with European leaders as president, Donald Trump warned at a campaign rally over the weekend that Russia would do “whatever it takes” to NATO members that don’t meet alliance spending guidelines. He suggested that he intended to do so, sparking new controversy. This follows months of efforts by a small group of […]
Scaramucci slams Trump’s NATO threats: He’s in ‘love affair’ with Putin
Former President Trump’s communications director Anthony Scaramucci on Tuesday criticized Russian President Vladimir Putin following recent comments about how the former president encouraged Russian aggression against “delinquent” NATO members. She quipped that she was in a “romantic relationship” with him. “He has a romantic relationship with Vladimir Putin, so I don’t think anyone in the […]
Trump: NATO nations ‘are at it again’ on funding
Former President Trump stepped up his criticism of NATO on Monday, insisting that the military alliance had grown stronger under his leadership in the White House. President Trump claimed that during his administration he made NATO “stronger” by asking member states to spend more to meet the alliance’s defense spending goals. He called on the […]
HOWARD KURTZ: Trump’s NATO comments trigger fierce media, European opposition
Donald Trump announced some news that has resonated around the world. He wasn’t the one who signed the law increasing musicians’ incomes so Taylor Swift shouldn’t support Joe Biden after Kansas City’s amazing Super Bowl comeback (“Her boyfriend’s I love Travis.” It wasn’t about “getting rid of the sick political class that hates our country, […]
Joint chiefs chair on Trump’s NATO threats: US ‘credibility is at stake’
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. CQ Brown Jr., on Monday acknowledged former President Trump’s recent comments that he once threatened to “encourage” Russian aggression if they did not commit sufficient resources to NATO allies. When asked about this, he said the country’s credibility was at stake. collective self-defense. President Trump said […]
Leaders of two NATO nations rip Trump for siccing Russia on members who don’t pay enough
German and Polish leaders on Monday condemned former President Donald Trump for criticizing Russia for not fulfilling its obligations to the alliance, but one Pole later warned his country would start rolling up the cloth. He pointed out that he was deaf. “NATO’s protection commitments are without limits: all for one and one for all. […]