{"id":2588866,"date":"2026-04-09T11:27:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T15:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-planning-punishment-for-nato-countries-that-didnt-help-with-iran-report\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T11:29:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T15:29:04","slug":"trump-planning-punishment-for-nato-countries-that-didnt-help-with-iran-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-planning-punishment-for-nato-countries-that-didnt-help-with-iran-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Planning Punishment for NATO Countries That Didn&#8217;t Help with Iran: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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-planning-punishment-for-nato-countries-that-didnt-help-with-iran-report%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=2588866&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>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/greta-thunberg-arrested-after-caught-supporting-literal-anti-jewish-terrorist-org-this-is-the-kid-the-left-platformed-as-a-god-for-years\/\" title=\"Greta Thunberg Arrested After Caught Supporting Literal Anti-Jewish Terrorist Org - This Is the Kid the Left Platformed as a God for Years\">piece reports<\/a> that President Donald Trump is dissatisfied with NATO members who did not back the United States in its Iran-related war and suggests possible punitive steps, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-vows-to-protect-israel-us-jews-from-antisemitic-maniacs\/\" title=\"... promises to safeguard Israel and US Jews from antisemitic &#039;maniacs&#039;.\">including relocating<\/a> U.S. troops to countries that did support Washington. The Wall Street Journal quotes unnamed administration officials describing a conceptual plan in which American troops could be moved away from non-supporting allies and toward those allies, possibly closing bases in places like Spain or Germany.The plan is described as one option among several discussed behind closed doors.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/french-president-macron-woke-social-science-theories-entirely-imported-from-u-s-are-eroding-france\/\" title=\"French President Macron: Woke \u2018Social Science Theories Entirely Imported\u2019 From U.S. Are Eroding France\">report notes<\/a> that the United States has roughly 84,000 military personnel in Europe and that Spain and Italy reportedly refused to allow American planes involved in the war to use their bases or airspace, while France limited the use of its airspace. By contrast, Poland, Romania, Lithuania, and Greece were viewed as supportive.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has said he is \u201cvery disappointed\u201d with NATO, and NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte acknowledged a nuanced picture, pointing out that most European nations have helped with basing, logistics, and overflights. Rutte also described an open discussion about Trump\u2019s views on the alliance, including whether NATO could be tested or would respond differently in future conflicts.<\/p>\n<p>The article cites sources including Reuters and The New York Times, and notes Trump\u2019s broader criticisms, including a post on Truth Social.  <\/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 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">President Donald Trump&rsquo;s dissatisfaction with NATO members who refused to help the United States in its war with Iran means those countries could face repercussions, according to a new report.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NATO members that impeded American operations or simply failed to stand by the U.S. could be punished by having U.S. troops moved out of their countries, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/europe\/trump-weighs-punishing-certain-nato-countries-over-lack-of-iran-war-support-a2361995?mod=WSJ_home_mediumtopper_pos_4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >newspaper quoted sources<\/a> it did not name, but identified only as &ldquo;administration officials.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Troops would be shifted to nations that supported the United States, the report said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Right now, the plan is a concept, and among several options discussed behind closed doors to act on Trump&rsquo;s dissatisfaction with the alliance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;It&rsquo;s quite sad that NATO turned their backs on the American people over the last six weeks when it&rsquo;s the American people who have been funding their defense,&rdquo; White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/StateDept\/status\/2041944807312859455?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said Wednesday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.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\tloadAnyclip(); \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 #anyclipvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#anyclipvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The U.S. has about 84,000 military personnel in various European nations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The conceptual plan could lead to closing a base in either Spain or Germany.<\/p>\n<p>Different NATO members <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-seethes-france-blocks-american-military-planes-usa-will-remember\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">took different approaches<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Spain and Italy refused to allow American planes involved in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/prager-trip-to-vietnam-reconfirmed-my-hatred-of-communism\/\" title=\"PRAGER: Trip To Vietnam Reconfirmed My Hatred Of Communism\">war effort<\/a> to use bases and airspace. France limited the use of its airspace to planes not involved in the attacks on Iran.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Poland, Romania, Lithuania and Greece were considered supportive, the report said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trump on Monday said he was &ldquo;very disappointed&rdquo; with NATO and that their refusal to back America was &ldquo;a mark on NATO that will never disappear.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">NATO Secretary-General, Mark Rutte met with Trump on Wednesday, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/04\/09\/world\/middleeast\/trump-nato-rutte-iran-war.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;He is clearly disappointed with many NATO allies, and I can see his point,&rdquo; Rutte said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;But at the same time, I was also able to point to the fact that the large majority of European nations has been helpful with basing, with logistics, with overflights, with making sure that they live up to the commitments,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&nbsp;&ldquo;It&rsquo;s, therefore, a nuanced picture.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Asked if Trump threatened to leave NATO, Rutte said, &ldquo;It was a very open discussion. He clearly told me what he thought of what happened over the last couple of weeks.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leavitt quoted Trump as saying of NATO: &ldquo;They were tested, and they failed,&rdquo; during the Iran war, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/americas\/trump-meets-nato-chief-iran-war-strains-alliance-2026-04-08\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trump&rsquo;s  account has made clear his dissatisfaction with the alliance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&ldquo;NATO WASN&rsquo;T THERE WHEN WE NEEDED THEM, AND THEY WON&rsquo;T BE THERE IF WE NEED THEM AGAIN. REMEMBER GREENLAND, THAT BIG, POORLY RUN, PIECE OF ICE!!!&rdquo; Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116371693008302124\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a> on Wednesday.<\/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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The idea, still just a concept, would be to move U.S. troops out of countries that didn\u2019t stand by Washington and redeploy them to allies that did. <\/p>\n<p>&#8211; White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt condemned NATO for what she called a betrayal of the American people who fund their defense.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; The United States has about 84,000 military personnel in Europe, and the concept could even involve closing a base in Spain or Germany.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Reactions among allies varied: Spain and Italy refused to let U.S. planes involved in the war use their bases or airspace; France limited airspace for planes not involved in the Iran attacks; Poland, Romania, Lithuania, and Greece were described as supportive.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Trump said he was very disappointed with NATO and called the alliance\u2019s lack of backing a lasting stain. NATO\u2019s then-secretary-general met with Trump and acknowledged frustration but argued that most European countries have contributed in various ways, stressing that the situation is complex. When asked whether Trump threatened to leave NATO, the secretary-general described the discussion as open. Leavitt quoted Trump saying NATO \u201cwas tested, and they failed\u201d during the Iran operation. Trump\u2019s comments have underscored his dissatisfaction with the alliance, including a post accusing NATO of not being there when needed and a remark about Greenland<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2588867,"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\/2026\/04\/trump-for-april-9-2026.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3823,50459,52823,50944,3634],"class_list":["post-2588866","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-iran","tag-nato-2","tag-punishment-2","tag-report-2","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/trump-for-april-9-2026.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2588866","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=2588866"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2588866\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2588870,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2588866\/revisions\/2588870"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2588867"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2588866"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2588866"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2588866"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}