{"id":2451969,"date":"2025-06-25T15:55:58","date_gmt":"2025-06-25T19:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-gets-nato-chief-to-admit-us-has-carried-too-much-of-the-burden-on-defense-spending-that-changes-today\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T15:58:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T19:58:00","slug":"trump-gets-nato-chief-to-admit-us-has-carried-too-much-of-the-burden-on-defense-spending-that-changes-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-gets-nato-chief-to-admit-us-has-carried-too-much-of-the-burden-on-defense-spending-that-changes-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Gets NATO Chief to Admit US Has &#8216;Carried Too Much of the Burden&#8217; on Defense Spending: &#8216;That Changes Today&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">40<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-gets-nato-chief-to-admit-us-has-carried-too-much-of-the-burden-on-defense-spending-that-changes-today%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2451969&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>President Donald Trump is working to realign U.S. foreign policy with the country&#8217;s interests, achieving critically important progress during the recent NATO Summit in The Hague. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte emphasized the need for better distribution of defense spending among member nations, acknowledging the historical burden placed on the United States. he proposed that all allies should allocate 5% of their GDP towards defense to strengthen NATO and ensure fairness in financial contributions.This acknowledgment aligns with Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-vindicated-germany-to-finally-pay-nato-spending-requirements\/\" title=\"Trump Vindicated: Germany to FINALLY Pay NATO Spending Requirements\">long-standing criticism<\/a> of NATO&#8217;s reliance on U.S. funding and highlights the $1 trillion increase in European defense budgets since 2016 due to Trump&#8217;s leadership. As NATO faces challenges in adhering to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/limbaugh-the-lefts-ongoing-campaign-to-denigrate-trump-supporters\/\" title=\"LIMBAUGH: The Left\u2019s Ongoing Campaign To Denigrate Trump Supporters\">democratic principles<\/a> and supporting Ukraine against Russian aggression, Rutte&#8217;s commitment to equal spending aims to maintain alliance cohesion. The article suggests that, given the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >evolving political landscape<\/a> in Europe, Trump&#8217;s interest in NATO may wane if fairness and mutual defense responsibilities are not effectively addressed.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump faces a gargantuan task as he tries to realign U.S. foreign policy with actual American interests. But this week has already brought major victories.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday at the NATO Summit in The Hague, Netherlands, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte pledged changes to an alliance in which the Unites States has spent decades bearing a disproportionate  of the responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;For too long,&rdquo; Rutte said, &ldquo;one ally &mdash; the United States &mdash; carried too much of the burden of that commitment. And that changes today.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In the presence of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-trajectory-popular-obama-point-presidency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> and other NATO nations&rsquo; leaders, Rutte spoke of equalizing financial commitments to the alliance.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;To make NATO stronger,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of ...\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">secretary general<\/a> said, &ldquo;we have a concrete plan for all allies to spend 5 percent of GDP on defense. It will go towards core defense, as well as defense- and security-related investments.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>For many years, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-blasted-germany-not-meeting-nato-spending-obligations-now-country-finally\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> has complained about NATO&rsquo;s members failing to shoulder their  of the defense burden.<\/p>\n<p>Rutte, at least, acknowledged the justness of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"Trump taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s complaint.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;President Trump, Dear Donald,&rdquo; the secretary general said, &ldquo;you made this change possible. Your leadership on this has already produced $1 trillion in extra spending from European allies since 2016. And the decision today will produce trillions more for our common defense to make us stronger and fairer by equalizing spending between America and America&rsquo;s allies.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Readers may view Butte&rsquo;s remarks in the YouTube video below. The relevant segment began at the 10:58 mark.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BwJggVKAjAo?si=-Br37YJErfzJzOrL\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Since its inception in 1949, NATO has functioned as a defensive alliance of Western democratic nations. In the wake of World War II, it began as a bulwark against the aggressive, expansionist, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-versus-biden-revisited-75th-anniversary-orwells-1984\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">totalitarian<\/a> Communist Soviet Union.<\/p>\n<p>Much has changed, of course, in the last 80 years. The Soviet Union collapsed in 1991. Thus, the democratic West no longer faces the kind of threat that called NATO into existence.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Europe&rsquo;s NATO members have reclined under the shade of protection provided by American taxpayers and armed forces. Those same European governments have built welfare states for their own people while contributing relatively little to the alliance.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, as Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/delegates-not-appear-happy-jd-vance-skewers-room-full-european-leaders-soil\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">J.D. Vance<\/a> told European leaders to their faces in February, many of those governments have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/german-prosecutors-accidentally-prove-jd-vances-point-free-speech-disturbing-60-minutes-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">abandoned democratic principles<\/a> in favor of censorship and other forms of authoritarianism.<\/p>\n<p>This drift toward authoritarianism has coincided with NATO&rsquo;s hypocritical commitment to defending &ldquo;democracy&rdquo; in Ukraine. Indeed, Rutte pledged additional support to that nation, which continues to hemorrhage blood and treasure more than three years after Russia&rsquo;s invasion.<\/p>\n<p>In short, by promising fairness, the secretary general acknowledged Trump&rsquo;s point. That might qualify as the minimum required to keep the alliance together in the long run.<\/p>\n<p>One wonders, however, in light of Europe&rsquo;s authoritarian drift, how much longer the president will see value in that alliance.<\/p>\n<p>After all, as he proved on Saturday when he ordered the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/will-peace-tragedy-iran-trump-addresses-nation-us-bombing-iran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bombing<\/a> of Iran&rsquo;s nuclear facilities, as he proved again late Monday when he announced a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-trump-announces-ceasefire-official-end-war\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ceasefire<\/a> between Israel and Iran, and as he proved yet again early Tuesday when he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/furious-trump-curse-word-fly-unleashes-israel-iran-not-happy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">chided both parties<\/a> for allegedly violating the ceasefire, Trump will act abroad in the interests of the United States &mdash; exactly as we elected him to do.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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This week has already seen substantial achievements. At the NATO Summit in The Hague, Netherlands, on Wednesday, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte announced reforms aimed at addressing the disproportionate burden the United States has shouldered for years within the alliance. Rutte stated, &#8220;For too long, one ally &#8211; the United States &#8211; carried too much of the burden of that commitment. And that changes today.&#8221; He emphasized plans for all NATO members to contribute 5 percent of their GDP towards defense spending to strengthen the alliance and support core defense initiatives and security investments.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has long criticized NATO members for not contributing adequately to defense costs. Rutte acknowledged this concern by stating that Trump&#8217;s leadership had already led to an additional $1 trillion in spending from European allies since 2016 and promised further financial commitments for collective defense.<\/p>\n<p>Since its establishment in 1949 as a defensive coalition against Soviet expansionism post-World War II, NATO&#8217;s context has evolved significantly over eight decades. With the Soviet Union&#8217;s collapse in 1991, Europe&#8217;s NATO members have relied heavily on American military support while developing their welfare states with minimal contributions to collective security efforts.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, as Vice President J.D. Vance pointed out earlier this year, many European governments have shifted towards authoritarianism while professing a commitment to democracy-an inconsistency highlighted by ongoing support for Ukraine amidst its conflict with Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Rutte&#8217;s pledge of fairness may be essential for maintaining unity within NATO moving forward; however, given Europe&#8217;s drift toward authoritarianism, it raises questions about how much longer Trump will value this alliance as he prioritizes U.S. interests abroad-evident from his recent military actions regarding Iran and his diplomatic interventions between Israel and Iran<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2451970,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Trump-v-Rutte.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[57907,39550,32402,50459,3634],"class_list":["post-2451969","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-burden-sharing","tag-defense-spending","tag-international-relations","tag-nato-2","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Trump-v-Rutte.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2451969","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2451969"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2451969\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2451973,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2451969\/revisions\/2451973"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2451970"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2451969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2451969"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2451969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}