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How Trump is turning NATO into a cash machine

Politico | Defense

By Paul McLeary and Stefanie Bolzen

5 July 2026 at 19:00

The U.S. president has refashioned the alliance into something far different from its original intention.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte shows how alliance members have increased their defense spending at a meeting with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on June 24, 2026.

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte shows how alliance members have increased their defense spending at a meeting with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on June 24, 2026.