In marathon NATO photo op, Trump trashes Germany, bashes France, blames Obama, praises Turkey

Published December 3, 2019 12:05pm ET



TRUMP IS IN THE HOUSE: The NATO summit in London has not yet formally begun, and President Trump has already put his stamp on the leader’s meeting, turning what was billed as “short statements,” by the U.S. president and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg into a freewheeling 52 minute news conference in which he took questions on dozens of topics. Where to begin?

‘NATO HAS NOT TREATED US FAIRLY’ As expected, Trump arrived in London repeating his standard talking point that NATO countries aren’t paying enough while the U.S. is paying too much to support the alliance.

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