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Trump: U.S. may not automatically defend NATO allies

By Kelly Cohen
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Trump: U.S. may not automatically defend NATO allies

Donald Trump is suggesting that as president, the United States would not automatically come to the defense of a NATO ally under attack.

The aid from the United States would depend on how much that country has contributed to the NATO alliance, the Republican presidential nominee said in an interview Wednesday night, a day before he is set to accept the GOP nomination at the Republican National Convention.

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