Trump’s Shadow Hangs Over NATO

(Jeff Foxworthy): If you think the importance of the 2% contribution is "overstated", then you are probably a freeloader member of NATO. If you define US "leadership" as continuing to pay 22.1% of the total NATO bill without asking anything of the other NATO allies, then you are probably a freeloader nation. Here's the line from the article where it shows Trump's tactics, in this case, are becoming effective: "Trump’s lack of enthusiasm for the alliance has provided ammunition to NATO skeptics across the Atlantic, who have renewed calls for Europe to take charge of its defense without depending solely on the United States."