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'That's not how it works': Trump's grasp of Nato questioned
Source: The Guardian
'That's not how it works': Trump's grasp of Nato questioned
President’s claim that Germany owes the US ‘vast sums of money’
shows a lack of understanding, says ex-Nato representative
Lauren Gambino in Washington
Sunday 19 March 2017 10.13 GMT
On the heels of a visibly awkward visit from the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, Donald Trump said on Saturday that Germany owed “vast sums of money” to Nato and the US, even though the alliance does not stipulate payments to America.
His remarks prompted a former US permanent representative to Nato to reply “that’s not how Nato works”, and to add that increased European spending on defense was not a “favor (or payment) to the US”.
Trump, who was at his Mar-a-Lago estate for the weekend and spending the morning at Trump International Golf Course, sent two tweets early in the day. The first denounced “the FAKE NEWS” for what he said was mistaken coverage of a “GREAT” meeting with Merkel.
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President’s claim that Germany owes the US ‘vast sums of money’
shows a lack of understanding, says ex-Nato representative
Lauren Gambino in Washington
Sunday 19 March 2017 10.13 GMT
On the heels of a visibly awkward visit from the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, Donald Trump said on Saturday that Germany owed “vast sums of money” to Nato and the US, even though the alliance does not stipulate payments to America.
His remarks prompted a former US permanent representative to Nato to reply “that’s not how Nato works”, and to add that increased European spending on defense was not a “favor (or payment) to the US”.
Trump, who was at his Mar-a-Lago estate for the weekend and spending the morning at Trump International Golf Course, sent two tweets early in the day. The first denounced “the FAKE NEWS” for what he said was mistaken coverage of a “GREAT” meeting with Merkel.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/mar/18/trump-merkel-nato-germany-owe-money-tweet
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He's just like them--not a politician! 
