NATO is a sacred commitment but it is a burden for Donald Trump: Joe Biden – Dainik Savera Times

Washington: US President Joe Biden criticized his predecessor Donald Trump for his recent comments on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), saying that this 74-year-old military alliance is a sacred commitment for America. Joe Biden said, ‘When America pays its lip, it means something. When we make a promise we keep it, and NATO is a sacred commitment. Donald Trump looks at it like it’s a burden.”

His comments come after Trump said at a rally in South Carolina this weekend that he would ask NATO allies to increase their defense spending, otherwise Russian President Vladimir Putin would be tempted to attack those countries. Will inspire. Trump, the Republican presidential nominee, had said Russia would “do whatever it wants” with NATO members who do not meet their defense spending targets.

The NATO allies pledged in 2014 to spend two percent of gross domestic product (GDP) on defense by 2024. According to NATO’s assessment, by the beginning of 2023, 10 of its 30 members were close to spending up to two percent or more, while 13 countries were spending 1.5 percent or less. In response to Trump’s comments, Joe Biden said, ‘Principles don’t matter to Trump. Everything is a transaction. They don’t understand that the promise we made also works for us. I would rather remind Trump and those who want to exit NATO that Article Five has only been invoked once in our NATO history and that was in solidarity with the US after the 9/11 attacks “

Under Article Five of NATO’s mutual defense clause, all Allies remain committed to helping any member that comes under attack. Joe Biden said, ‘As long as I am President, if Putin attacks any NATO ally, America will defend every inch of NATO territory.’ The US President called Trump’s comments shameful and ‘anti-American. ” told. Trump’s rival for the Republican presidential nomination, Nikki Haley, has also criticized the former president for his comments.