Trump’s Shock Therapy Is Working On Europe

On March 6, during one of his impromptu news conferences in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump was asked whether he was considering any changes to U.S. policy on NATO, the U.S.-led transatlantic alliance that has kept the peace in Europe for more than 75 years. Trump's answer was, in a word, Trumpian—if NATO members wanted America's protection, they better start opening their wallets a little wider and spending more on defense themselves. "Well I've said that to them," Trump said, referencing Washington's European allies. "I said, 'If you're not gonna pay, we're not gonna defend.'"