President Donald Trump meets with members of a NATO alliance that he has worked to bend to his will over the years and whose members are rattled by his latest comments casting doubt on the US. commitment to its mutual defense guarantees. Trump created uncertainty Tuesday over whether the US would abide by Article 5 of the NATO treaty, which calls on all members to defend one another in case of an attack.
At the same time, the alliance is poised to enact one of Trump’s chief priorities for NATO: a pledge by its member countries to increase, sometimes significantly, how much they spend on their defense.
