President Trump says he doubts NATO allies would “be there for us,” criticises spending and Nobel snub, amid Greenland takeover threats.
WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump has publicly questioned whether NATO allies would support the United States in a time of need.
“We will always be there for NATO, even if they won’t be there for us,” he wrote on his Truth Social platform on Wednesday.
His comments follow renewed White House threats of military intervention to acquire Greenland from NATO member Denmark.
Trump repeated his assertion that many allies failed to meet military spending commitments until he intervened.
“The USA was, foolishly, paying for them! I, respectfully, got them to 5% GDP, AND THEY PAY, immediately,” he wrote.
He added that the NATO member countries are “all my friends.”
Trump also aired a personal grievance regarding the Nobel Peace Prize.
“I single-handedly ENDED 8 WARS, and Norway, a NATO Member, foolishly chose not to give me the Noble Peace Prize,” he stated, misspelling the award’s name.
The 2025 prize was awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado.
He concluded by stating that Russia and China have “zero fear of NATO” without US involvement.
“The only Nation that China and Russia fear and respect is the DJT REBUILT U.S.A.,” he wrote, using his initials.
Trump’s ambitions for the mineral-rich, self-governing Danish territory have alarmed European NATO members.
Many view a potential forced acquisition as an existential threat to the alliance’s foundation.