Former U.S. President Donald Trump has stolen the limelight with his recent seemingly “hostile” remarks on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Trump said he would “encourage” Russia to “do what the hell they want to delinquent NATO members if they fail to meet their commitments for defense spending.”

The comments Trump made during his campaign rally in South Carolina last Saturday irritated European Union member states. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz shot back at Trump’s remarks by describing them as “irresponsible and dangerous.” The alliance’s “promise of protection applies unreservedly – all for one, one for all,” said Scholz in Berlin last Sunday.

U.S. President Joe Biden also hit back at Trump, dubbing his remark “dumb,” “shameful,” “dangerous” and “un-American.” “He doesn’t understand that NATO is built on fundamental principles of freedom, security and national sovereignty because for Trump, principles never........

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