Donald Trump wants NATO members to spend 5% of GDP on defense. That’s more than double what most members pay. Will Trump’s threats scare his NATO allies into paying more?
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00:00They can all afford it, but they should be at 5%, not 2%.
00:06Donald Trump wants NATO members to spend 5% of GDP on defence.
00:10That's more than double what most members pay.
00:12A third of members don't even pay the agreed NATO target of 2%.
00:17Italy contributes a measly 1.49% of GDP, while Spain coughs up just 1.28%.
00:25Even the US figure is 3.38%.
00:28Trump says he's sick of the US's subsidising NATO.
00:32He's threatened before to quit the alliance in existence since 1949.
00:37So will Trump's threats scare his NATO allies into digging deeper in their pockets?
00:42Or will they try and call his bluff?