President Trump shocked NATO leaders at a private dinner in Brussels with strong-arm tactics and off-script gripes that they arent spending enough to support the alliance. <\/p>\n
Behind closed doors at the May 25 meal, Trump told the heads of state that their agreement to eventually spend 2 percent of GDP on defense is not enough, sources who had been briefed on the meeting told Foreign Policy magazine. <\/p>\n
Trump insisted they should aim for 3 percent. <\/p>\n
The president also pushed the European allies to cough up back pay after years of under-spending pressuring them with the prospect of US defense cuts if they refused to fall in line. <\/p>\n
It was a train wreck. It was awful, said a former US government official. <\/p>\n
Trump pressed his point with sweet talk Friday by heaping praise on Romanian President Klaus Iohannis for the nations decision to surpass the 2-percent target for military spending. <\/p>\n
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