Former US President Donald Trump commented at a rally in South Carolina on Saturday that he would not protect NATO countries from Russian attacks if they do not meet the alliance's defense spending target of 2% of GDP. Top Western officials and U.S. lawmakers from both parties condemned former President Trump's comments, with President Biden calling them "appalling and dangerous." The Kremlin declined to comment on Trump's statements. Russia has historically benefited from divisions within NATO.
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00:03 Former US President Donald Trump commented at a rally in South Carolina on Saturday that
00:07 he would not protect NATO countries from Russian attacks if they do not meet the alliance's
00:12 defense spending target of 2% of GDP.
00:15 Top Western officials and US lawmakers from both parties condemned former President Trump's
00:19 comments, with President Biden calling them "appalling" and "dangerous."
00:23 The Kremlin declined to comment on Trump's statements.
00:26 Russia has historically benefited from divisions within NATO.
00:29 US NATO members do not meet the 2% defense spending target, though many are working to
00:33 increase expenditures following Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
00:37 NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg reiterated that an attack on one ally would be seen as
00:42 an attack on all, and the alliance remains committed to collective defense.
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