U.S. President Donald Trump blasted NATO on Truth Social over defense spending disparities ahead of the alliance's upcoming summit in Ankara, Turkey.
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U.S. President Donald Trump blasted NATO on Truth Social over defense spending disparities ahead of the alliance's upcoming summit in Ankara, Turkey.
In a meeting with Baltic leaders, Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz played up Germany's defense spending. It comes after new criticism from President Donald Trump that Germany is lagging behind other NATO allies. President Donald Trump blasted NATO on Truth Social over defense spending disparities ahead of the alliance's upcoming summit in Ankara, Turkey.
Deutsche Welle English reported the story as "Germany: Merz rebukes Trump jab over defense at Baltic event." Fox News reported the story as "Trump calls out NATO ahead of summit, calling it 'ridiculous' for US to persist on 'one sided path'."
2 sources have covered this story, including Deutsche Welle English and Fox News. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 2 hours ago.
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