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The German leader said three days after Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24 that Germany would commit 100 billion euros ($107bn) to a special fund for its military and raise its defence spending above 2 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), a measure on which it had long lagged.
This was what Trump was admonishing the following countries for their LACK of abiding by their NATO agreement... i.e. that every member of NATO would spend at least 2% of their nation's GDP on military.
Trump was pointing out this deficiency which directly affected Russia's perceptions.
Per the below Trump pointed out how the USA spent nearly 3.5% of our GDP on the military and at the time of this chart...
Germany...less than 1.5%, as well as Netherlands,Denmark, Canada all less than the 2% NATO guideline.
Trump brought this to the world's attention when he spoke..
But the so-called FACTCHECKERS disputed Trump as they said this didn't happen! ONCE again the biased MSM that donated 96% to Hillary in 2016 and when she lost spent 4 years (3 networks over 92%
Subsequent media studies have found continued overwhelmingly negative coverage of the president.
A previous Media Research Center (MRC) study in which researchers viewed more than 1,000 hours of network news coverage ” ABC, CBS and NBC” from June to September of 2018 found that 92 percent of the coverage related to the president during that period was negative in tone, as compared to a mere 8 percent that was positive.
Again according the attached chart shows 19 out of 28 NATO countries spent less than 2% of their GDP on their defense.
German parties reach deal on $107bn defence spending boost
The deal will allow Berlin to achieve NATO’s target of spending 2 percent of GDP on defence ‘on a multi-year average’.
www.aljazeera.com
This was what Trump was admonishing the following countries for their LACK of abiding by their NATO agreement... i.e. that every member of NATO would spend at least 2% of their nation's GDP on military.
Trump was pointing out this deficiency which directly affected Russia's perceptions.
Per the below Trump pointed out how the USA spent nearly 3.5% of our GDP on the military and at the time of this chart...
Germany...less than 1.5%, as well as Netherlands,Denmark, Canada all less than the 2% NATO guideline.
Trump brought this to the world's attention when he spoke..
But the so-called FACTCHECKERS disputed Trump as they said this didn't happen! ONCE again the biased MSM that donated 96% to Hillary in 2016 and when she lost spent 4 years (3 networks over 92%
Subsequent media studies have found continued overwhelmingly negative coverage of the president.
A previous Media Research Center (MRC) study in which researchers viewed more than 1,000 hours of network news coverage ” ABC, CBS and NBC” from June to September of 2018 found that 92 percent of the coverage related to the president during that period was negative in tone, as compared to a mere 8 percent that was positive.
Media Trump Hatred Shows In 92% Negative Coverage Of His Presidency: Study
The big TV networks don't hide their contempt for President Trump. So it's no surprise a new study shows 92% of the media's Trump coverage is negative.
www.investors.com
- The president wrongly claimed that other NATO member countries’ spending on defense was “heading down” three years ago. That spending went up in 2015 and 2016. And he claimed countries that spent a low percentage of their GDP on defense were “delinquent.” They don’t owe NATO, or other countries, any money.
FactChecking Trump's NATO Remarks - FactCheck.org
President Donald Trump repeated a slew of false claims to an international audience at the annual NATO summit.
www.factcheck.org
Again according the attached chart shows 19 out of 28 NATO countries spent less than 2% of their GDP on their defense.