The other eight #NATO members need to step up!
“Most EU countries also belong to NATO, and for the last decade the alliance has called on them to spend at least 2 percent of their GDP on defense; 24 of NATO's 32 members now meet that target.”
👉🏾 Rethink welfare to finance military splurge, NATO boss tells European Parliament https://www.politico.eu/article/welfare-finance-nato-boss-european-parliament-mark-rutte-secretary-general-gdp-defense/ 🔛 @politico
Also, #DonaldTrump’s 5% metric is not feasible. When you subtract healthcare costs, even the #UnitedStates 🇺🇸 is under 5%.