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| U.S.President-elect Donald Trump makes an appearance in the lobby at Trump Tower in New York, U.S., January 13, 2017. REUTERS photo |
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said NATO was obsolete because it had not defended against terror attacks, but that the military alliance was still very important to him, The Times of London reported.
โI took such heat, when I said NATO was obsolete,” Trump told the newspaper in an interview. “Itโs obsolete because it wasnโt taking care of terror. I took a lot of heat for two days. And then they started saying Trump is right.”
Trump added that many NATO members were not paying their fair share for U.S. protection.
โA lot of these countries arenโt paying what theyโre supposed to be paying, which I think is very unfair to the United States,” Trump said. “With that being said, NATO is very important to me. Thereโs five countries that are paying what theyโre supposed to. Five. Itโs not much.”
