President Trump is disappointed, but not surprised, that no one in NATO will help patrol the Strait of Hormuz. He said to some degree this was more of a test to see if they would be there for us, and they are not. We have spent trillions on their defense and stationed our troops in their countries to protect them. Except for Turkey, they are all our dependents. The US spent nearly $200 billion on Ukraine over its fear that Russia would invade it next. Ukraine isn’t even in NATO.
President Trump said, “I think NATO’s making a very foolish mistake. And I’ve long said that I wonder whether or not NATO would ever be there for us. So, this was a great test because we don’t need them, but they should have been there.”
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