Donald Trump with the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on 21 January 2020. Photograph: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters
Politico.eu: Trump vowed he’d ‘never’ help Europe if it’s attacked, top EU official says
‘By the way NATO is dead,’ the former (and potential future) US president added in private meeting
BRUSSELS — One of Europe’s most senior politicians recounted how former U.S. President Donald Trump privately warned that America would not come to the EU’s aid if it was attacked militarily.
“You need to understand that if Europe is under attack we will never come to help you and to support you,” Trump told European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in 2020, according to French European Commissioner Thierry Breton, who was also present at a meeting at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
“By the way, NATO is dead, and we will leave, we will quit NATO,” Trump also said, according to Breton. “And he added, ‘and by the way, you owe me $400 billion, because you didn’t pay, you Germans, what you had to pay for defense,'” Breton said about the tense meeting, where the EU’s then-trade chief Phil Hogan was also present.
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WNU Editor: These remarks were made in 2020. So why is it being resurrected? I guess this is why …. Biden campaign blasts Trump for allegedly saying he wouldn’t defend Europe if attacked (Politico).
French EU Commissioner Says Trump Told EU President Ursula von der Leyen In 2020 That He’d ‘Never’ Help Europe If It’s Attacked
Trump told European leaders that US ‘will never come to help you’ — The Guardian
Trump told EU that US would never help Europe under attack – EU official — Reuters
Donald Trump told Ursula von der Leyen that US would never help Europe if it came under attack, EU commissioner says — Irish Independent
Donald Trump’s NATO Remarks Ring Alarm Bells — Newsweek