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A look at Trump's NATO spending targets

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25.01.2025
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Unpacking Trump's push for NATO allies to spend 5 percent on defense

President Trump's demand follows his more aggressive rhetoric against the western security alliance, but key questions remain.

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Trump told the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Thursday about the new target of spending 5 percent of economic output on defense.

He said 5 percent "is what it should have been years ago."

"It was only at 2 percent," Trump said, and "the United States was really paying the difference at that time, and it was unfair to the United States."

Trump has long pushed for NATO allies to spend more and to exceed what most U.S. leaders have pushed for, which is a 2 percent target.

The U.S., which spends around 3 percent on defense, will also have to dramatically increase the Pentagon budget to reach Trump's target.

European allies have........

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