Trump to push NATO allies to increase defense spending

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to push the United States’s NATO allies to increase its defense spending when he returns to the White House next month.

Every member of the NATO alliance is expected to spend at least 2% of the GDP on defense, but as of 2024, only 23 of the 32 allies met the benchmark. Many officials, including NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, have argued that the minimum should be raised, but only five countries exceeded 3% this year: Poland (4.12%), Estonia (3.43%), the U.S. (3.38%), Latvia (3.15%), and Greece (3.08%)