President-elect Donald Trump made numerous false claims during a wide-ranging Tuesday news conference in Florida, many of them related to foreign affairs and international trade. Here is a fact check of some of these claims.
The transatlantic alliance reached a milestone in 2024 when all non-U.S. NATO allies spent the 2% target on average for the first time.
Donald Trump held his second news conference since winning the US election this afternoon in Florida. He spoke on a range of subjects - from Ukraine and NATO, to the Panama Canal, hostages in Gaza and an ambition to rename the Gulf of Mexico.
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is promising to implement Donald Trump’s “America First” vision as secretary of state
Senator Marco Rubio warned of China’s growing threat, and he backed NATO but said Europe needed to do more to help protect itself. His friendly, five-hour confirmation hearing seemed to all but guarantee he would be the next secretary of state.
WASHINGTON — Florida Sen. Marco Rubio on Wednesday painted ... to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Asked about NATO, the 75-year-old security organization that Trump has repeatedly ...
US President-elect Donald Trump is calling on NATO member states to significantly increase their defense spending. Instead of the previously targeted two percent of their gross domestic product (GDP),
Trump made the remark at a news conference in the southern US state of Florida on Tuesday. He said defense spending by NATO members should be at 5 percent, not 2 percent, of GDP. Trump has been ...
Florida U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to become secretary of state, found a mostly welcome reception Wednesday during his confirmation hearing. He aligned himself with Trump’s foreign policy positions while also keeping the skeptical tone toward many foreign nations that has been his calling card during his 14 years in the
Speaking at Mar-a-Lago, Florida, Mr Trump made a series of sweeping claims on what his policies could look like when he takes office on 20 January. He said he believes NATO spending should be ...
President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday that NATO member countries “were taking ... during a press conference from his Florida beachside compound Mar-a-Lago, talking about member countries ...
Michael Waltz, President-elect Donald Trump's choice for national security adviser, during a deployment as a Green Beret to Afghanistan’s Tagab Valley in 2006. He was an officer in the National Guard who served in Afghanistan with the 20th Special Forces Group. (Michael Waltz via The Washington Post)