Donald Trump Quotes

In recent years, we've made historic investments in NATO, increased America's presence in Europe.

I'm all in favor of NATO.

America picks up 73 percent of the cost of NATO. We're paying to protect them. Wouldn't it be nice if people would pay, and we could do things properly? That's got to change.

NATO remains the cornerstone of Atlantic security.

I think NATO needs to be looked at.

It is important that both Japan and the United States continue to invest very heavily in the alliance to build up our defense.

I'm a big fan of NATO. But they have to pay up.

What's the purpose of NATO? Well actually we have an official answer. It isn't publicized much, but a couple of years ago, the secretary-general of NATO made a formal statement explaining the purpose of NATO in the post-Cold War world is to control global energy systems, pipelines, and sea lanes. That means it's a global system and of course he didn't say it, it's an intervention force under US command, as we've seen in case after case. So that's NATO.

It's been a long time since NATO was created, and I also think Donald Trump has spoken very wisely about the need to rethink the mission of NATO.

America's commitment to collective defense under Article 5 of NATO is a sacred obligation in our view - a sacred obligation not just for now, but for all time.

We will continue to be a big contributor to NATO and our interests will be more secure.

NATO has been a thread throughout my life.

I don’t want Italy to withdraw from the Atlantic Pact [NATO] … not only because our withdrawal would upset the international equilibrium. I feel safer …

NATO is the most important military alliance in world history.

I'm hugely delighted with the presence of U.S. Armed Forces in the Polish territory.

There is a need for the European Union to use all potential we have on defense cooperation.

NATO is still the most remarkable alliance in history. It stuck together through 40 years of Cold War, and it then joined together to fight in Afghanistan. In the 1980s, I would not have thought this was going to be possible.

NATO's got a vital role to play. It's very important that we protect NATO.

There are very complicated issues here [about NATO], and I don't want to give them short shrift.

NATO is based on shared values. Democracy, individual civil liberties and the rule of law. In public and also in meetings with the allies, I have repeatedly pointed out how crucial these common values are. They are the basis for our unity, and unity is the most important basis for our strength.

America is the one that has led the effort to strengthen NATO and strengthen the front-line states against Russia's pressures.

We're working with NATO, the longest military alliance in the history of the world, to really turn our attention to terrorism.

I see NATO as a good thing to have - I look at the Ukraine situation and I say, so Ukraine is a country that affects us far less than it affects other countries in NATO, and yet we are doing all of the lifting, they're not doing anything.

Our alliance with our NATO partners has been a cornerstone of U.S. foreign policy for nearly 70 years, in good times and in bad and through presidents of both parties because the United States has a fundamental interest in Europe's stability and security.

We're committed to NATO. From the conversations I've already had with President [Donald] Trump over the phone, he has shown to me his commitment to NATO as well.