Donald Trump claims Germany owes the US and Nato ‘vast sums of money’ for defence of Europe against RussiaDespite running £234billion budget surplus, Germany just spends 1.23% of GDP while debt laden UK coughs up required 2%
Only the US and four other Nato members – including the UK – currently reach the alliance’s benchmark of spending on defence which is 2% of GDP.
But Germany spends a miserly 1.23% of its national income despite running a whopping £234billion budget surplus.
And today Trump tweeted:
“Germany owes vast sums of money to NATO & the United States must be paid more for the powerful, and very expensive, defence it provides to Germany!”https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/3121891/donald-trump-germany-angela-merkel-nato-spending/
