Trump tweets 'money is beginning to pour in' to NATO
The US president earlier scolded the alliance's members for not spending enough on defence
US President Donald Trump arrives for a family photo at the G7 Summit expanded session in Taormina, Sicily, Italy, May 27, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS
TAORMINA, ITALY:
US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that NATO alliance allies are already stepping up their contributions to the organisation, two days after the president scolded members for not spending enough on defence.
Trump shoves fellow NATO leader aside on his first summit
"Many NATO countries have agreed to step up payments considerably, as they should. Money is beginning to pour in -NATO will be much stronger," Trump tweeted from Sicily where he is attending a Group of Seven meeting.
US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that NATO alliance allies are already stepping up their contributions to the organisation, two days after the president scolded members for not spending enough on defence.
Trump shoves fellow NATO leader aside on his first summit
"Many NATO countries have agreed to step up payments considerably, as they should. Money is beginning to pour in -NATO will be much stronger," Trump tweeted from Sicily where he is attending a Group of Seven meeting.