Trump holds an unscheduled press conference after an “emergency” NATO meeting. He reiterate that the US commitment to NATO “remains very strong”. And he’s “extremely happy” that all members have agreed to raise their defense spending.
Trump said in the conference that “everyone has agreed to substantially up their commitment. They’re going to up it at levels that they never thought of before.” And, “I told people that I’d be very unhappy if they didn’t up their financial commitments substantially” “I let them know that I was extremely unhappy with what was happening, and they have now substantially upped their commitment.”
Answering CNN’s question on whether his insulted Germany by saying they’re a “captive” of Russia, Trump said it’s a very effective way to deal,” “it’s a very effective way of negotiating.”
