TRUMP BLASTS NATO LEADERS FOR ANTI-TERROR , IMMIGRATION EFFORTS

Trump blasts NATO leaders for anti-terror, immigration efforts

‘23 of the 28 member nations are still not paying what they should be paying… this is not fair’

By Dave Boyer - The Washington Times - Thursday, May 25, 2017

President Trump delivered a stern rebuke to NATO and European leaders to their faces Thursday, saying the security alliance would be fighting terrorism better if members were paying their fair share for the common defense.

“NATO would be even stronger than it is today, especially from the threat of terrorism,” Mr. Trump said at the unveiling of a new 9/11 memorial at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Belgium.

A critic of the alliance during his campaign, Mr. Trump said Thursday that NATO would have $119 billion more to spend against terrorism threats and loose immigration if more of its members paid the required 2 percent of gross domestic product toward defense.

“Twenty-three of the 28 member nations are still not paying what they should be paying,” Mr. Trump said, with NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg and a host of European heads of state standing by his side. “This is not fair to the people and taxpayers of the United States.”

He began his remarks for asking for a moment of silence for the victims of Monday’s terrorist attack in Manchester, England, calling it “a terrible thing.”

“The recent attack on Manchester and the United Kingdom demonstrates the depths of the evil we face with terrorism,” Mr. Trump said. 

“Terrorism must be stopped in its tracks or the horror you saw in Manchester and so many other places will continue forever. We must be tough, we must be strong and we must be vigilant.”

He also blasted European leaders for their lax immigration standards.

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